The Court of Arbitration for Sport ordered the International Hockey Federation to allow Russian teams to compete CAS accepted the appeal of the Russian Hockey Federation and overturned the suspension by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), Sports Minister Mikhail Dagetyarev said. According to him, now the Russian team will be able to compete in the May 2027 World Championship in Dusseldorf, and the youth team will have the opportunity to participate in the World Championship that will begin in Edmonton, Canada this December. The IIHF said in a press release that the federation will implement the CAS decision and will urgently evaluate the necessary steps to bring the teams back.