Russia has been banned from competing in the Olympics since since Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022

Athletes from Russia did not compete at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024, with only 15 sportspeople from the nation competing as ‘neutral’ athletes, and the country will not be allowed to send athletes to the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina – locations across Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo

And former youth ice hockey coach Vladimir Plyushchev has, rather incorrectly, identified the cause of the ban as bisexuals

As reported by Daily Mail, the 70-year-old said the news was “expected”, but that there’s “no common sense” in the ban – because, uhhh, of the “petty bisexuals” in charge

“It’s run by petty bisexuals like the French, Germans, English and the Balts. So expecting any chance was pointless. And we shouldn’t expect anything from them

“There are other countries that treat us loyally, positively, maybe even kindly. We need to work with them, not wait for someone to hand us something on a silver platter