The IIHF filed a complaint against the CAS decision on the admission of Russia to international competitions due to the possible hidden connections of the referees. This was reported by TSN and the Athletic.
The basis of the complaint is that two CAS judges - the Italian Giulio Palermo and the Egyptian Ismail Salim - spoke at conferences in Moscow in the last year and a half without declaring the relevant connections to the Russian side. Later, they were part of a three-judge panel that ruled in favor of Russia in a case against the IIHF.
Meanwhile, the boycott against Russia's return to international hockey is gaining momentum - seven countries, led by Germany, have already blocked the updated 2027 World Youth Cup schedule, and Canada and Sweden have announced their refusal to play against the Russians.