3 days agothe acronym ain stands for individual neutral athletes, the designation used for russian and belarusian competitors at the 2026 milan cortina olympics. Jan 29, 2026individual neutral athletes (ains) are athletes with belarusian or russian passports who have been confirmed as eligible and invited to compete at the milano cortina 2026 olympic winter. The ioc announced in september 2025 that individual neutral athletes will compete at the 2026 winter olympics under the same rules as for the 2024 summer olympics, including the same eligibility.
Feb 6, 2026at least a dozen athletes will represent ain at the 2026 winter olympics. Feb 7, 2026curious about the lettering "ain" on some athletes' uniforms during the 2026 milan cortina winter olympics? Feb 8, 2026twenty athletes are competing at the 2026 milano cortina winter olympics under a teal flag that belongs to no nation.
The three-letter code next to their names, ain, stands for “athlètes. Jan 31, 2026at the 2026 milan cortina olympics, a small number of russian and belarusian athletes are competing as ains — individual neutral athletes. With the 2026 winter olympics officially underway in milano cortina, italy, viewers may notice a curious three-letter name, ain, next to certain athletes.
There was no ain team in the parade of nations or. 5 days agothe ioc declared 13 russian athletes and seven athletes from belarus as eligible to compete in the 2026 winter olympics under the ain designation.
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