Sliding federation extends Russian team ban for World Cup season

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At the 2002 Olympics, the U.S. used home-turf advantage, an influx of new sports and the emotion of the recent Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks to capture 34 medals over three weeks in Utah after having not surpassed 13 at any previous Winter Games. — Article image accompanying Sliding federation extends Russian team ban for World Cup season on WagerUp Sports News.
At the 2002 Olympics, the U.S. used home-turf advantage, an influx of new sports and the emotion of the recent Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks to capture 34 medals over three weeks in Utah after having not surpassed 13 at any previous Winter Games.

Russian teams will remain banned from World Cup races after one of sliding's governing bodies voted to extend the sanctions stemming from the war with Ukraine.

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