Overview
- After finishing his final run, Anton Dukach draped himself in Ukraine’s flag and called it a shame that a Russian competitor started immediately after him.
- Dukach alleged that rival Pavel Repilov benefits from a sponsor that makes drones used in attacks on Ukraine, an assertion not independently verified in the reports.
- The IOC has barred Russian and Belarusian teams but cleared 13 Russians and seven Belarusians to compete as Individual Neutral Athletes following a panel review.
- Officials say the vetting checks for military ties and public support for the war before granting neutral status.
- Germany’s Max Langenhan won the luge event, with Repilov 14th, Dukach 16th, and Ukraine’s Andriy Mandziy 12th, and Dukach and Repilov did not acknowledge each other in the finish area.