"The mission of the Olympic Movement is to unify," Thomas Bach said in an interview with AP WASHINGTON, March 8. /TASS/. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach urged sports federations to study the possibility of allowing Russians to compete in Olympic qualification tournaments. The International Skating Union earlier allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in neutral status in the selection for the 2026 Milan-Cortina games. A similar decision was made for ski