The International Ice Hockey Federation appealed the decision to admit Russian teams to the World Championship. The federation appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
This is due to the fact that two of the three judges who made the decision to enter Russians into the competition did not reveal their ties to Russia. The first tournament, to which the Russian teams were supposed to be admitted, is the World Youth Championship in Canada between December 26 and January 5.
At the same time, Canada announced that it would not allow Russian athletes and officials to enter the country. Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Latvia and the Czech Republic also said in the past that they would refuse to play against Russia.
At the end of October, the Court of Arbitration for Sport allowed Russian teams to play in five world championships of the 2026/27 season, which will be held in Canada, the Czech Republic, the USA and Germany.