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Winter Olympics 2018: IOC bans Russian athletes from marching under country's flag in closing ceremony at Pyeongchang
•Russian athletes will not be able to march behind their flag at the Pyeongchang Winter Games closing ceremony after the IOC voted unanimously to keep the country's ban for mass doping.
Winter Olympics 2018: Russian Olympic curler Alexander Krushelnitsky denies doping, says positive test is a shock
•Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky, who tested positive for the banned substance meldonium at the Winter Olympics, said on Tuesday he had never knowingly doped and welcomed an investigation into the "shock" result.
Winter Olympics 2018: Russia loses last-ditch bid to overturn doping ban as CAS rejects appeals on eve of Pyeongchang Games
•A group of 13 Russians lost a last-ditch bid to beat their country's doping ban and take part in the Pyeongchang Olympics on Thursday, the day before the opening ceremony.
Russia court issues arrest warrant on country's doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov
•Grigory Rodchenkov is the former director of Moscow's anti-doping lab that oversaw drug testing at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Sochi Olympics: Lack of funds might force Indian athletes to withdraw
Fp Archives •With India due to be in Sochi on 4 February, time is running out for Thakur and Iqbal. If the money - roughly $7,500 per athlete – doesn’t come soon, India will be forced to withdraw them from the Games.
Journalists can Instagram images from the Winter Olympics, Committee clarifies
Nishtha •The International Olympic Committee has gone on record to announce that it is not going to ban journalists from uploading images on Instagram....
IOC using 'quiet diplomacy' with Russia over anti-gay legislation: official
Fp Archives •Ng says Russia has invested heavily in the Sochi Olympics and will want to make sure the games are a success. He says calls for a boycott are "misplaced."
Russia to enforce anti-gay law during 2014 Winter Olympics
Fp Archives •Russia's contentious law was signed by President Vladimir Putin in late June, imposing fines on individuals accused of spreading "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations" to minors, and even proposing penalties for those who express these views online.