Although two Russian athletes tested positive for doping at the PyeongChang Games, the IOC pointed out that "all remaining test results from the Olympic Athlete from Russia (OAR) delegation" carried out in the last days of the Winter Games were negative. On Dec. 5, the IOC announced the suspension with immediate effect of the Russian committee after denouncing what it called an unprecedented attack on the integrity of the Olympic Games and sports, in reference to the accusations of state-backed doping in the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Media playback is not supported on this device IOC president: An 'unprecedented attack on the integrity of the Olympics'

The IOC in December banned Russia from competing in Pyeongchang, having concluded that it ran a systemic, state-sponsored doping programme during the Winter Olympics it hosted in Sochi in 2014.
The International Olympic Committee restores the Russian Federation's membership after the ban from the 2018 Winter Olympics.