A total of six Russian athletes competed at the Milan-Cortina Games, taking part under their national flag and anthem for the first time since 2014, when Russia was barred from international competition over a doping scandal.
They competed in 18 medal events across cross-country skiing, alpine skiing and para-snowboarding, according to the Russian Paralympic Committee.
Anastasia Bagiian and her guide Sergei Siniakin each became three-time Paralympic champions in cross-country skiing.
“Despite the small number of Russian athletes, we made a strong statement and triumphantly returned to the international arena,” said Pavel Rozhkov, head of the Russian Paralympic Committee.
“This is clear evidence of the high level of development of Paralympic sport in Russia, achieved thanks to the personal patronage of Russian President Vladimir Putin,” Rozhkov added.
