Russia is back in the ice hockey world championships after sports court ruling
AP News reports: Russia players celebrate during the Ice Hockey World Championship group A match between the Russia and Sweden in Riga, Latvia, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov, File) Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev attends the plenary session of the ‘Russia is The Country of Sports’ forum in Samara, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Sergei Karpukhin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) Russia must be allowed to return to ice hockey’s international tournaments, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Friday, overturning an exclusion in place since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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AP News reports: Russia players celebrate during the Ice Hockey World Championship group A match between the Russia and Sweden in Riga, Latvia, May 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov, File) Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev attends the plenary session of the ‘Russia is The Country of Sports’ forum in Samara, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Sergei Karpukhin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) Russia must be allowed to return to ice hockey’s international tournaments, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Friday, overturning an exclusion in place since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.