Russia remains suspended from all FIS competitions. Russian star Veronika Stepanova, 22, has lost hope that Fis "will solve it" Since March 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian skiers have been banned from all international ski competitions.
Stepanova has an Olympic gold medal in relay and five junior and U23 World Championship medals. She says: "We will either come back as equals, or we will not come back at all. The fact that they have different opinions does not bother me in the slightest"