The International Olympic Committee announced the disqualification of five Russian athletes in connection with the investigation of doping at the Olympics in Sochi in 2014.
Biathletes Yana Romanova and Olga Vilukhina have been suspended from participation in all Olympic Games. As a result, Russia lost Vilukhina's silver in the sprint and silver in the relay, in which both Romanova and Vilukhina participated. Now Russia has only 5 silver medals, although there were 11 at the end of the Olympics.
Bobsledders Alexei Negodailo and Dmitry Trunenkov were also suspended with the deprivation of Sochi medals. They won the men's fours, but Russia had already lost this gold when Alexander Zubkov was suspended.
Skeletonist Sergey Chudinov became the fifth suspended athlete, he came fifth in Sochi.