Bolshunov decided to go to CAS because of the non-issuance of neutral status
The head of the Federation of skiing and snowboarding of Russia Dmitry Svishchev said that the Russian side will ask to consider the claim to FIS under the accelerated procedure
Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov will apply to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) with a lawsuit against the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). This was reported by the head of the Federation of skiing and snowboard of Russia Dmitry Svishchev.
Today with Alexander decided that there will be an appeal to CAS. We help him prepare documents, he will sue. We will ask to consider the claim under an accelerated procedure, Svishchev said.
Bolshunov was not included in the list of Russian skiers who will go to the first two stages of the World Cup – in the Finnish city of Ruka (November 27-29) and Trondheim (December 4-6).
Bolshunov has not yet received neutral status, while the official refusal by the international federation was not reported. However, the Norwegian TV channel NRK reported on November 4 that the FIS had clarified the rules for granting neutral status, which do not allow Bolshunov to receive it.
