Olympic Athletes from Russia

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Olympic Athletes from Russia was the neutral designation used for Russian competitors at the 2018 Winter Olympics, allowing them to participate despite the suspension of Russia’s national Olympic committee over doping violations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic team
neutral Olympic designation
allowedBy International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
anthemUsed Olympic anthem NERFINISHED
athleteNationality Russian Federation NERFINISHED
code OAR NERFINISHED
countryCode RUS (for nationality of athletes)
countryRepresented Russia NERFINISHED
createdAsConsequenceOf IOC sanctions against Russia NERFINISHED
disciplinaryContext Russian state-sponsored doping scandal
distinctFrom Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) designation used at Tokyo 2020
Russian Olympic Committee team NERFINISHED
flagUsed Olympic flag NERFINISHED
games PyeongChang 2018 NERFINISHED
governingBody International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
hostCity Pyeongchang NERFINISHED
hostCountry South Korea NERFINISHED
languageOfDesignation English
medalEligibility eligible for medals
medalsCountedFor not counted under Russia in official medal table
officialAbbreviation OAR NERFINISHED
parentCountryNOC Russian Olympic Committee NERFINISHED
participatedInSport alpine skiing
biathlon
bobsleigh
cross-country skiing
figure skating
freestyle skiing
ice hockey
luge
short track speed skating
skeleton
snowboard
speed skating
participationApprovedOn 2017
participationType neutral athletes
reasonForNeutralStatus doping violations
suspension of Russian Olympic Committee
representedBy Russian athletes who met eligibility criteria
selectionCriteria athletes had to be cleared of doping violations
athletes had to undergo additional testing
shortName OAR NERFINISHED
sportEventType Winter Olympics NERFINISHED
statusOfNOC suspended
timeLimitedTo 2018 Winter Olympics only
uniformRequirement no national symbols of Russia
use of neutral colors with OAR designation
usedAtEvent 2018 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED
year 2018

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Kirill Kaprizov OlympicTeam Olympic Athletes from Russia