The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found no grounds to prevent Russian hockey players from participating in tournaments As stated on the court's website, the CAS panel of arbitrators concluded that the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) did not provide sufficient evidence of the existence of legal grounds to prevent Russian teams from participating in international competitions. "The Council also noted that concerns about this (lack of legal basis) had previously been expressed during the IIHF's own internal procedures," the statement said. It should be noted that "the organizational consequences of this decision, as well as the possible introduction of a neutral status regime - issues that are now at the center of the public debate - were not sufficiently justified and were not the subject of the IIHF's demands during the procedure."

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found no grounds to prevent Russian hockey players from participating in tournaments As stated on the court's website, the CAS panel of arbitrators concluded that the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) did not provide sufficient evidence of the existence of legal grounds to prevent Russian teams from participating in international competitions. "The Council also noted that concerns about this (lack of legal basis) had previously been expressed during the IIHF's own internal procedures," the statement said. It should be noted that "the organizational consequences of this decision, as well as the possible introduction of a neutral status regime - issues that are now at the center of the public debate - were not sufficiently justified and were not the subject of the IIHF's demands during the procedure."