Russia’s ski jumping team has unanimously voted for taking part in the 2018 Olympic Games in South Korea’s PyeongChang under the neutral falg, President of the Russian Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Federation Dmitry Dubrovsky said.
"Members of the Russian ski jumping team held a general meeting and unanimously voted to taking part in the Olympic Games under the neutral flag. I think our Nordic combined athletes share this opinion. They simply cannot gather together now. Moreover, the presidium of our federation on Friday spoke in favor of participation of our athletes in the 2018 Olympics. We informed the Association of Olympic Winter Sports about our position," TASS cited him as saying.
"Our sport discipline has little to do with politics. We have enrolled support from both the international and many national federations. I think competing under the neutral flag will be an extra responsibility for our athletes," Dubrovsky added.
The 23rd Winter Games will take place in South Korea’s PyeongChang on February 9-25, 2018.
