This was told by the president of the organization Thomas Bach at a press conference, the translation of which is available on the IOC website.

Athletes who have proved that they did not use doping can compete under a neutral flag. The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) was disqualified by the decision of the executive committee. Also, all officials from the Russian Ministry of Sports are denied accreditation to the Games in Pyeongchang.

The meeting of the Executive Committee took place in Lausanne (Switzerland). The decision was made on the basis of the conclusions reached by the two commissions: Denis Oswald and Samuel Schmidt. The first was engaged in a re-examination of doping samples of participants of the Olympic Games in Sochi, the second was investigating the involvement of employees of the Russian Ministry of Sport in the possible concealment of positive doping tests.

In November, the Russian team took away 10 medals won in Sochi. Thus, the team lost first place in the team event.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the membership of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and its head Alexander Zhukov. This is reported on the organization's website.

The decision was made at a meeting of the executive committee in Lausanne (Switzerland). Suspension is explained by the connection with the state system of concealing positive doping tests. IOC also ordered the ROC to reimburse the costs of investigations and contribute $ 15 million to the creation of an independent testing system.

At the same time, the IOC is considering the possibility of a partial or complete restoration of the ROC before the closing ceremony of the 2018 Olympic Games. For this, the Russian side must "fulfill all the conditions that it has put forward."

The committee for life suspended the vice-premier Vitaly Mutko from participating in the Olympic Games. Similar sanctions were applied to the former deputy minister of sports Yuri Nagornykh.

Earlier, the Executive Committee of the IOC decided that at the Olympics in Pyeongchang only Russians who can prove their non-participation in doping machinations will be able to speak. They will be allowed to compete under a neutral flag. The rest of the athletes are disqualified.

The decision was made on the basis of the conclusions reached by the two commissions: Denis Oswald and Samuel Schmidt. The first was engaged in a re-examination of doping samples of participants of the Olympic Games in Sochi, the second was investigating the involvement of employees of the Russian Ministry of Sport in the possible concealment of positive doping tests.