CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) ordered the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to admit Russian teams to international competitions. "The CAS decision puts an end to this issue, as it is final and cannot be appealed." - said the head of the Ministry of Sports, Mikhail Degtyarev. The closest competition is the World Junior Championships, which will be held in Canada from December 26, 2026 to January 5, 2027. The nuance is that in order to implement this decision, the Ukrainian national team will have to be removed from the 2027 World Hockey Championship. This is the main scenario, taking into account the regulations of the IIHF in 2022, the International Hockey Federation itself approved a mechanism according to which Russia, after suspension, should return to the elite division instead of the team that takes the second place in the first division and goes up to the elite. Coincidentally, for the first time in 20 years, this year Ukraine became such a team. Now the IIHF is obliged to comply with the CAS decision and deny Ukraine its first World Cup in 20 years, allowing Russia instead. Wheel of genius..!

CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) ordered the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to admit Russian teams to international competitions. "The CAS decision puts an end to this issue, as it is final and cannot be appealed." - said the head of the Ministry of Sports, Mikhail Degtyarev. The closest competition is the World Junior Championships, which will be held in Canada from December 26, 2026 to January 5, 2027. The nuance is that in order to implement this decision, the Ukrainian national team will have to be removed from the 2027 World Hockey Championship. This is the main scenario, taking into account the regulations of the IIHF in 2022, the International Hockey Federation itself approved a mechanism according to which Russia, after suspension, should return to the elite division instead of the team that takes the second place in the first division and goes up to the elite. Coincidentally, for the first time in 20 years, this year Ukraine became such a team. Now the IIHF is obliged to comply with the CAS decision and deny Ukraine its first World Cup in 20 years, allowing Russia instead. Wheel of genius..!