GENEVA, November 24. /TASS/. The Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport will hold a hearing on December 1 to consider an appeal submitted by the Russian Ski Association (RSF) against the decision of the Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) to bar its national athletes from federation-sponsored international tournaments, the court’s press office announced in a statement on Monday.
According to the CAS’ press office, the hearing will be held via an online mode and the court will make a decision on the issue some time after December 10.
"The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirms that an online hearing for the case Russian Ski Association (RSF) et al. v. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) is scheduled for 1 December 2025," the statement from the court reads.
"After the hearing, the Panel will deliberate," according to the statement.
"This is an expedited procedure with an operative decision (without grounds) expected on or prior to 10 December 2025," the CAS’ statement added.
The FIS Council ruled on October 21 to bar athletes representing Russia and Belarus from international tournaments, including the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Earlier in the month, Russia filed an appeal with the CAS to throw out the decision made by the FIS to bar its national athletes from federation-sponsored international tournaments citing a previous ruling of the Swiss-based court’s ruling in regard to Russian lugers and bobsledders.
In early November, the CAS upheld Russia’s appeal against the previously imposed ban by the International Luge Federation (FIL) and ruled to clear Russian lugers and bobsledders for participation in international tournaments.
IOC sanctions against Russia, Belarus
On February 28, 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued recommendations to international sports federations to prohibit athletes from Russia and Belarus from participating in international tournaments, citing Moscow’s special military operation in Ukraine as the reason.
Following the IOC’s recommendations in late February 2022, the majority of global sports federations decided to bar athletes from Russia and Belarus from all international sports tournaments.
In late March, 2023, the IOC recommended allowing individual athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in international sports tournaments, but only under specific conditions. Specifically, athletes from the two countries should not be "actively supporting" Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine and must compete under a neutral status. Russia and Belarus were also banned from participating in international team events.
On October 12, 2023, the IOC suspended the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) until further notice after the Russian organization included the Olympic councils of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions as its members.