Russia would have been bronze medal favorites at the Olympics and the team most likely to upset Canada or the United States.

Russian women have dominated Olympic figure skating for a decade. With the nation's dynasty under threat, Adeliia Petrosian stands as the lone hope for gold in Milano-Cortina 2026.

Former Russian national team head coach Ilya Vorobyov, a two-time Gagarin Cup-winning coach with an Olympic Gold Medal to his resume, didn't include Michkov, either.

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Russian figure skater Petr Gumennik has been forced to change his short program music two days before the men's program at the Milan Cortina Olympics after joining a growing list of figure skaters dealing with copyright issues.

Ukraine has backed a call for a ceasefire in the war with Russia during the Winter Olympics after Italy and Pope Leo urged world leaders to use the Milano Cortina games to further peace.

In Milan this week, Olympics officials signaled a willingness to ease years of restrictions imposed on the country over its state-backed doping program and invasion of Ukraine.

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