It will be the third and last Olympics under these restrictions for the country that's officially being called ROC. The colors are even on the flag they marched behind at the Opening Ceremony and will wave when they medal at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The three-letter code ROC stands for Russian Olympic Committee, whose flag will be used — including a stylized Russian tricolor emblem — and the team is wearing national colors. It's the third and last Olympics under these restrictions for Russia, which fielded an ROC team at last year's Tokyo Olympics and the “Olympic Athlete from Russia” team at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The 2018 sanctions were for doping and cover-ups when Russia hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Source: The Nation February 07, 2022 08:08 UTC