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Matthieu Reeb, CAS Secretary General, leaves a press conference after speaking about Russian athletes who are challenging the decisions taken by the Disciplinary Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC DC) ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

28 Russians have Olympic doping bans lifted

by James Ellingworth Associated PressFebruary 1, 2018

Matthieu Reeb, CAS Secretary General, leaves a press conference after speaking about Russian athletes who are challenging the decisions taken by the Disciplinary Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC DC) ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018.

Twenty-eight Russians have Olympic doping bans lifted

by James Ellingworth AP Sports WriterFebruary 1, 2018

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2014, file photo, men's 1,000-meter short track speedskating gold medalist Viktor Ahn, of Russia, gestures while holding his medal during the medals ceremony at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The Russian Olympic Committee says Ahn, a six-time Olympic gold medalist, is among several top Russian athletes barred from the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics amid the country’s ongoing doping scandal. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Russia says Ahn among top athletes barred from Olympics

by James Ellingworth Associated PressJanuary 23, 2018

This photo taken on Jan. 12, 2018, shows the building in Sochi, Russia, that once housed the lab at the center of a doping scandal which rocked the 2014 Winter Olympics. Now, the building hosts a bar and restaurant, cashing in on its notoriety amid a tourism boom.

Four years on in Sochi, cocktails replace steroid samples

by James Ellingworth AP Sports WriterJanuary 16, 2018

In this photo taken on Jan. 14, 2018, Actor Kuzma Saprykin poses for a photo during his interview with the Associated Press in Moscow, Russia. Saprykin plays Ivan Edeshko, the player of the USSR national team who threw what Russians still call the "golden pass" for the Soviets' winning basket.

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Despite doping scandals, Olympic fever grips Russian cinemas

by James Ellingworth AP Sports WriterJanuary 16, 2018

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2016, file photo, Britain's Mo Farah celebrates winning the gold medal at the men's 5000-meter medals ceremony, during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Data posted by Russian-linked hackers show four-time Olympic gold medalist runner Mo Farah's blood readings were once flagged by track's governing body.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Hacking shows Mo Farah flagged for suspicious blood data

by James Ellingworth Associated PressJuly 6, 2017

In this Wednesday, May 17, 2017 photo Russian police officers guard as fans arrive for a soccer match at Otkrytie Arena, stadium of Spartak Moscow soccer club, where Confederations Cup matches will be played, in Moscow, Russia. Terrorists, hooligans and anti-corruption protesters are among the main concerns for the Russian security forces during the Confederations Cup soccer tournament running from Saturday June 17 until Sunday July 2. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Russia readies tough security measures for Confederations Cup

by James Ellingworth Associated PressJune 15, 2017

In this Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 photo, naturalized luge athlete Aileen Frisch speeds down the track during the official training for the Luge World Cup competition at the Alpensia Sliding Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea. South Korea has recruited foreign-born athletes in recent years to flesh out its roster as it prepares to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. (Lee Jin-wook/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea’s Olympic ringers sing their way onto the team

by James Ellingworth Associated PressMarch 22, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during an awards ceremony for Russia's Olympians in Moscow's Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Putin calls ban on Russia’s Paralympic team inhumane

by James Ellingworth Associated PressAugust 25, 2016

Russian Olympic Committee President Alexander Zhukov, center, passes through Russia's National Olympic team members during the ceremony before Russian team's departure for Rio Olympics, in Moscow's Sheremetyevo, Russia, Thursday, July 28, 2016. More than 100 Russians from the 387-strong Olympic team have been banned so far from going to Rio de Janeiro over the country's doping scandal. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Russia’s depleted Olympic team heads for Rio de Janeiro

by James Ellingworth Associated PressJuly 28, 2016