It's unclear how Russia will react after the International Olympic Committee banned the country from the 2018 Olympic Winter Games over a doping scandal.
Although some Russian athletes might be able to participate, their options would be limited. They'd compete under a neutral Olympic flag, not their own; the Olympic anthem would play rather than any state-sponsored music; and they'd be labeled "Olympic Athletes from Russia."
That's if they do compete. Russia reportedly might boycott the games altogether.
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Without the visibility of the Russia flag, among other things, the Kremlin might decide it's not worth sending a neutral team.
Russia has repeatedly denied accusations that it for years ran a state-sponsored doping system.
In the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Refugee Olympic Team competed under the Olympic flag.
