Overview
- German silver medallists Linn Kazmaier and guide Florian Baumann turned their backs and kept their hats on during a medal ceremony, and the IPC said it is gathering evidence and analyzing the protest.
- Russia’s anthem was played again after Ivan Golubkov won the men’s 10km sitting and Anastasiia Bagiyan took the women’s 10km vision impaired, lifting Russia to four golds and two bronzes according to official reports.
- Varvara Voronchikhina’s super-G victory on Monday delivered Russia’s first Winter Paralympic gold under its flag since 2014 and marked the first Paralympic playing of the Russian anthem in 12 years.
- Six Russian athletes and four from Belarus received IPC bipartite invitations for Milan–Cortina after a January CAS decision against FIS allowed their return to international competition.
- The decision to readmit the delegations prompted opening-ceremony boycotts by several nations, and IPC officials have enforced rules limiting political messaging during competitions and ceremonies.