Olympics: 169 Russian athletes to compete at Pyeongchang as neutrals

A total of 169 Russian athletes will compete at February's Pyeongchang Games as neutrals, the Russian Olympic Committee said Thursday.Women's figure skating medal favorites Alina Zagitova and two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva are among those who have each qualified for Pyeongchang Winter Games in South Korea as an "Olympic Athlete from Russia."The International Olympic Committee required each athlete have past urine samples retested and not be connected with various doping schemes uncovered since the Sochi Olympics.In December, the IOC banned Russia from competing at the Olympics du…READ FULL ARTICLE