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Russia returns to hockey worlds: Ukraine may lose elite status
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne has ordered the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to reinstate Russia to the world championship. Russia will compete in next year's tournament in Germany, but under the IIHF's decision it will return to the group it played in before suspension — the elite division. This would mean removing Ukraine, which last year advanced as the second team from division 1A. Ukrainian federation president Serhij Mazur condemned the CAS decision and noted that no final rulings on Ukraine's exclusion have yet been made. Signals are emerging o...
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