IIHF appeals CAS ruling to reinstate Russia in tournaments

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the ruling that reinstated Russian national teams into competitions, according to multiple sources on Friday. The IIHF's appeal claims two of the three CAS judges who made the decision failed to disclose their business connections in Russia, as reported by TSN hockey analyst Gord Miller. The panel was led by Italy's Giulio Palermo, who attended a conference in Moscow this autumn, while Egyptian judge Ismail Selim also visited Moscow last year. CAS ruled in October that Russia must be reinstated in five international tournaments, starting with the U-20 World Championship in Canada on December 26. Canada, Finland, and Norway have announced they will ban Russian participation, while eight national federations, including Latvia, refuse to play against Russia while the war in Ukraine continues.