The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the International Ice Hockey Federation must allow Russian athletes to compete. Russian Minister of Sports Mikhail Degtyarev announced that the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favor of the Russian Hockey Federation, thereby removing the International Hockey Federation's ban on the country's national teams participating in competitions. The KLS ruled in favor of the FHR's arguments on the main issues, and ordered the IIHF to allow Russian teams to compete in the 2026/27 season. This decision is final and cannot be changed. Degtyarev indicated joint actions with the IIHF in connection with the implementation of the court decision. The next tournament will be the World Youth Championship, which will be held in Canada. On July 30, the IIHF board denied Russian hockey players the right to compete in the 2027 men's world championship, and also denied them access to tournaments at the junior and youth levels, citing security and fair play issues. In November it was supposed to consider accepting a women's team. In May, the disciplinary body overturned the decision made in January, but the Federation Council upheld the ban, which is why the Russian Hockey Federation appealed to CAS. The discussions took place quickly on October 23 and 26.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the International Ice Hockey Federation must allow Russian athletes to compete. Russian Minister of Sports Mikhail Degtyarev announced that the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favor of the Russian Hockey Federation, thereby removing the International Hockey Federation's ban on the country's national teams participating in competitions. The KLS ruled in favor of the FHR's arguments on the main issues, and ordered the IIHF to allow Russian teams to compete in the 2026/27 season. This decision is final and cannot be changed. Degtyarev indicated joint actions with the IIHF in connection with the implementation of the court decision. The next tournament will be the World Youth Championship, which will be held in Canada. On July 30, the IIHF board denied Russian hockey players the right to compete in the 2027 men's world championship, and also denied them access to tournaments at the junior and youth levels, citing security and fair play issues. In November it was supposed to consider accepting a women's team. In May, the disciplinary body overturned the decision made in January, but the Federation Council upheld the ban, which is why the Russian Hockey Federation appealed to CAS. The discussions took place quickly on October 23 and 26.