Overview
- Six Russians and four Belarusians received bipartite slots for Milan-Cortina, with national flags and anthems permitted, the IPC confirmed.
- Russia’s allocations span two para-alpine, two para cross-country and two para-snowboard slots, while Belarus received four in para cross-country.
- It will be the first time the Russian flag is flown and anthem can be played at a Paralympics since Sochi 2014.
- The IPC move follows a September 2025 membership vote restoring NPC rights and a December CAS ruling that reopened FIS pathways for ranking and invitations.
- At the concurrent Winter Olympics, 13 Russians and seven Belarusians are competing only as Individual Neutral Athletes without flags or anthems.