Athletes from Russia who prove they're clean can participate as "neutrals" without the Russian flag and anthem, the IOC said. Kershaw believes the leaders of Russia's sport system bear the responsibility for what happened in Sochi and the subsequent fallout. the conspiracy is being addressed and sanctioned and if there are clean athletes who can prove they're clean, they still have a chance to compete." Canadian luger Sam Edney sees Tuesday's decision as a great step toward fairer competition, but is also in favour of allowing clean Russian athletes to compete. "It is not lost on many clean athletes that Russian athletes who were part of this system may have had no choice but to comply.

Source: CBC News December 05, 2017 20:26 UTC