PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Russian athletes have told the International Luge Federation that they obtained visas and are coming to the U.S. for a World Cup race next weekend, a move that Ukrainian athletes believe is simply unfair.

The Russians are planning to compete in Lake Placid, New York, in an effort to boost their fledgling hopes of qualifying for the Milan Cortina Olympics that are coming in February. They are not racing at this weekend’s World Cup competition in Park City, Utah, despite some claims from Russian officials in recent days that they would be there.

Russia has not seen its athletes compete in a World Cup luge race since that country invaded Ukraine nearly four years ago. The war rages on, and now Ukrainian athletes are bracing for the likelihood of crossing paths with Ru

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