Some time ago, I expressed my doubts about the prospects of implementing the CAS recommendation to return the Russian national hockey team to all international tournaments.
I know not everyone agrees with me on my lack of optimism.
But here is the news 'on the subject':.
The national hockey teams of Sweden, Latvia, Finland, Norway and Denmark refused to play against the Russian national team in international tournaments.
As I wrote, they have multiplied and intensified on such a scale that it is doubtful that the usual mechanisms will work to bring the great sport back to sanity. Until a new configuration of world order takes shape, all these mantras about "sport outside of politics" will remain wishful thinking.
Because the great sport is no longer separated from the great politics. And only innocent dreamers do not admit this.
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