Member of the Council of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Pavel Buré in an interview with that the situation of the CSKA goalkeeper Ivan Fedotova – a particular case on which the admission decision must not depend Russian national team for the 2026 Olympic Games.
The IIHF suspended the Russian and Belarusian teams from participation in competitions under its auspices at the end of February 2022. Earlier it became known that the IIHF provisionally included the Russian team among the participants in the group stage of the Olympic Games of 2026.
— The IIHF’s decision on Russia’s admission to the Olympic Games also depends on the verdict of the disciplinary commission in the “Fedotov affair”. Have we created our own problem?
“I wouldn’t mix one with the other.” Getting the greatest country in the world to compete is one thing. Russia is a hockey powerhouse. Another thing is the special case of Fedotov. Well, yes, there are violations. Someone did something wrong. They are completely different things, and I would not make one dependent on the other,” Bure said in an interview with .
Following last season’s results, Fedotov returned to CSKA after serving in the army. In August, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) suspended the goaltender from September 1 until the end of 2023 for signing a contract with CSKA while he still had a deal with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers. Fedotov has already played several matches in the Fonbet KHL championship this season.
The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo (Italy).
Source : MatchTV
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