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IOC Close To Letting Russians March With Flag At Closing Ceremonies

The IOC is "edging closer" to allowing Russian athletes to march behind their national flag at the Winter Games closing ceremony, sources said, in a move Moscow "hopes will mark the end of its ostracism from world sport," according to Karolos Grohmann of REUTERS. Sources said that "only a minority" of IOC officials did not want to restore Russia's national status for the ceremony on Sunday. A decision to reinstate Russia "would likely face criticism" from int'l athletes and anti-doping officials. But in Russia, it would be "perceived as a powerful symbol" of its rehabilitation as an Olympic nation and as a vindication of its stance that it was "unfairly targeted by doping accusations." The IOC declined to comment (REUTERS, 2/22). In London, Ben Bloom reported the "strange saga" of Russia's involvement at the Winter Olympics "took another twist" on Thursday when Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky was stripped of his Bronze Medal for doping. It is "widely believed" that the decision to drop an appeal of the case was "intended to boost Russia's hopes" of marching under its own flag at Sunday's closing ceremony (TELEGRAPH, 2/22).

ANTI-DOPING PAYMENT: REUTERS' Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber reported the Russian Olympic Committee paid $15M to help develop int'l anti-doping efforts "as part of the conditions set for the country's possible return to the Games," it said on Thursday. The ROC said that it had to "fulfill a number of conditions" in order to be reinstated by the IOC (REUTERS, 2/22).

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