Commission of the international Olympic division did not want to invite to the Olympics in Pyeongchang fifteen citizens of Russia, which previously suspended for life from participation in Games for violating anti-doping rules, but then acquitted the court of arbitration for Sport (CAS). About it reported in a press release, the IOC published on its Internet representation. before Sports arbitration court in Lausanne has completely satisfied the appeal on 28 Russian citizens appealed the IOC decision on suspension from the Olympics and the cancellation of the results at the Games in Sochi. CAS took the punishment these athletes and quashed the cancellation of their results at the 2014 Olympics. The Russian Olympic Committee asked the IOC to send the invitations to the Games in Phenchhane fifteen justified the Russians: 13 athletes and two coaches. 1st Vice-President OKR Stanislav Pozdnyakov explained that the extra invitations have been asked to send Alexander Tretyakov, Elena Nikitina, Maria Orlova (all