MOSCOW, July 31. /TASS/. The Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RIHF) hopes that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) stays impartial in delivering a ruling on Russia’s appeal against the decision of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) that barred Russian national teams from the 2027 tournaments, RIHF President Vladislav Tretiak told TASS on Friday.
"The international federation, unfortunately, does not recognize the importance of Russia playing in international hockey," Tretiak, the three-time ice-hockey Olympic champion, noted.
"We expect positive outcome of the [CAS] hearings," he continued. "After all, the CAS is an unbiased body and we will come up with all arguments."
"They [CAS] are very ironclad and we are strictly following the Olympic Charter provisions as well as the charter of the international federation, we are not violating anything," he continued
"In theory, everything should be according to the rules, but there is no mention of safety rules pass in the stated regulations," Tretiak added.
