Nearly fifty Belarusian winter sport athletes received neutral status
46 Belarusian athletes have received neutral status from the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and can participate in international competitions, writes Tribuna.
Photo by NOC Belarus
Among them are 10 freestyle skiers, 23 cross-country skiers, six snowboarders, eight alpine skiers, and one ski jumper.
The freestyle skiers include Vasilina Antonava, Artsiom Brutski, Darya Charapniova, Hanna Dziaruga, Daniil Harbanionak, Makar Mitrafanau, Maryia Paliavaya, Yahor Sobaleu, Raman Tserashkou, and Matsvei Vasiutsin.
Cross-country skiers also received neutral status: Usiavalad Aksionau, Aliaksandr Aksionau, Maryia Bielapukhava, Kiryl Buievich, Milana Bykouskaya, Iryna Krautsava, Hanna Karaliova, Yahor Karatkin, Katsiaryna Kasachova, Anastasiya Khaladzinskaya, Stanislau Krauchuk, Stanislau Makhlysh, Artsiom Nestsarok, Aliaksandra Parfionava, Yulia Pryvalava, Iryna Sharypava, Anhelina Stsiapanenka, Liudmila Tarubarava, Alisa Tur, Bahdan Viarbilovich, Vital Yanushkevich, Maksim Zavadski, and Viktoryia Zhamkova.
Among the snowboarders are Kseniya Fralova, Mikhail Hrytusau, Nikita Kurankou, Yevangelina Urban, Siarhei Zabiela, and Uladzimir Zabiela.
The list of alpine skiers includes Danila Barkun, Varvara Fiadorchyk, Darya Kour, Aryna Pratasouskaya, Aliaksandra Savankova, and Nikita Skuratovich. The sole representative for ski jumping is Matsvei Khatsko.
However, biathlon, the most popular and spectacular winter sport, has its own federation, and Belarusian biathlon remains under an international ban.