Silver medalist freestyle skiing aerialist Hanna Huskova of Belarus celebrates on the podium at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Nine Russian and Belarusian athletes were granted Individual Neutral Athletes status by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation on Wednesday, enabling them to feature in qualifying events for next year’s Milano Cortina Olympics.

Belarusian freestyle skiing aerialist Hanna Huskova, who won gold at Pyeongchang 2018 and silver at Beijing 2022, headlines the initial list alongside Russia’s Anastasia Tatalina, who took gold in the women’s ski big air at the 2021 World Championships.

Also included on the AIN list are Belarusian athletes Anastasiya Andryianava, Anna Derugo, Ihar Drabiankou, Maria Shkanova and Uladzislau Vazniuk, as well as Russians Savelii Korostele

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