The Russian Olympic Committee has been ordered to reimburse the IOC for the costs of the investigation and been fined $15 million USD "to build the capacity and integrity of the global anti-doping system."
Russian state-run media reported that, prior to the announcement, Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesperson, said that Russia had made no plans to boycott the Pyeongchang games and that the Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov had promised to explore legal recourse to deal with a ban should the IOC issue one, indicating a possible appeal.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled that Russian athletes in the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will compete under a neutral flag; government officials are banned from attending, and that the country's anthem will not be played in the opening ceremony.
