+ What does Cas' decision mean?
CAS has overturned the International Ski and Snowboard Federation's (Fis) decision to bar Russians and Belarusians from competing in qualifying events for the Winter Olympics in February. Skiers from these countries will now be allowed to compete provided they meet neutrality requirements.
+What do the neutrality requirements mean?
They must not have actively supported the war in Ukraine or have connections to the Russian or Belarusian military. In addition, they must have been available for doping tests.
No teams from Russia and Ukraine are allowed to participate. They are also banned from team competitions in individual sports, such as ski relays, where Russia is the reigning champion on both the men's and women's sides.
+ Which Olympic sports are we talking about?
Cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, alpine skiing, freeskiing, skicross, snowboarding and freestyle.
+ So now we'll see a lot of Russians and Belarusians in the Olympics?
No, there won't be many. For starters, there's not much time left to qualify for the Olympics. Some, such as Russian cross-country stars Aleksandr Bolshunov, Sergey Ustyugov and Veronika Stepanova, are disqualified because they expressed support for Russia's war against Ukraine. Others don't pass the doping test requirements.
Mikhail Degtyarev – the president of the Russian Olympic Committee and the country's sports minister – told the state news agency Tass that "you can count them and they will be no more than 15 to 20" Russian athletes in the Olympics.
To the Summer Olympics in Paris – when the same neutrality requirements applied to many sports – Russia sent 15 athletes.
+ When are the Russians expected to compete in, for example, the Cross Country World Cup?
They are not participating in this weekend's competitions in Trondheim. The World Cup continues next week in Davos.
"Maybe it is possible to get neutral status before the competitions in Davos," says Russian skier Sergej Volkov to the Norwegian Adresseavisen.
Fis has not answered TT's questions about when the Russians can make a comeback.
+ How is the situation in biathlon?
The International Ski Federation (IBU) has, just like FIS, decided not to allow Russians and Belarusians in the World Cup. The difference is that, as far as is known, that decision has not been appealed.
"We can only wait and see if the RBU (Russian Biathlon Federation) goes to Cas," biathlon boss Olle Dahlin told TT.
