Individual Neutral Athletes on the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026

As of 27 November 2025

Individual Neutral Athletes (AINs) are athletes with Belarusian or Russian passports who’ve been confirmed as eligible and invited to compete on the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. The AIN quotas have been decided by means of the present qualification competitions and the precise eligibility necessities of the International Federations (IFs).

For the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, strict eligibility circumstances have been established for AINs by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in December 2023. These circumstances may even apply to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. More info may be discovered right here.

The Individual Neutral Athlete Eligibility Review Panel (AINERP) evaluates the eligibility of every athlete with a Russian or Belarusian passport to take part within the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, and that of their help personnel. The IOC has the authority to ask an AIN, and their help personnel, to take part within the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

Participation within the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games is topic to the athletes’ acceptance of the person invitation and signing of the Conditions of Participation relevant to all members. The kind incorporates a dedication to respect the Olympic Charter, together with “the peace mission of the Olympic Movement”. Please find an excerpt from the form here.

The AINERP has reviewed the athletes in accordance with the IOC resolution and the rules established.

Following the choice of the AINERP, the next athletes have been declared eligible and have been invited to take part within the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

Figure Skating:

• Two quota locations (1 Male / 1 Female) for AINs with a Russian passport
• One quota place (0 Male / 1 Female) for AINs with a Belarusian passport

Eligible and invited athletes with a Russian passport

• Petr GUMENNIK (M)
• Adeliia PETROSIAN (F)

Eligible and invited athletes with a Belarusian passport

This record might be up to date in keeping with the selections of the AINERP.

Last replace: 27 November 2025.