Ski jumping-Poland rules out visas for Russian ski jumpers at World Cup events

Poland will not grant Russian ski jumpers visas for its World Cup events this season, even if the athletes are approved to compete as neutrals by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). The decision means FIS eligibility alone will not allow them to take part in competitions held in Poland, where national entry rules apply.

Polish rules restrict entry by Russian citizens at the country’s EU border and at Polish air and sea crossings, and sporting competition is not an exemption. Poland hosts events in Wisła from 4 to 6 December and Zakopane from 15 to 17 January. Russian jumpers Danil Sadreev and Evgenii Klimov are on the FIS neutral-athlete list; restrictions on Russian and Belarusian competitors have been in place since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.