Russia's Sochi 2014 women's singles figure skating champion Adelina Sotnikova has admitted she returned a positive doping test during the year of her Olympic triumph, but insisted she was cleared by her B-sample.

The Czech Republic women's biathlon team have predicted a "bittersweet" moment when they finally receive their Olympic bronze medals from Sochi 2014 at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in Nove Mesto on Saturday (March 4).

Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin, who funded the development of the resort which staged Alpine skiing during the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi, has been sanctioned by the United Kingdom Government following the invasion of Ukraine.

Hospitality company Hyatt has terminated the contract with its Hyatt Regency Sochi Hotel in the former Olympic host city following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Businessman Ivan Vandyshev has been extradited from Spain after being accused of embezzling more than RUB400 million ($5.52 million/PS4 million/EUR4.7 million) during the construction of Sochi 2014 venues.

A court in Sochi in Russia has sentenced human rights defender Semyon Simonov - most notable for documenting migrant worker exploitation during construction of Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup venues - to community service under the "foreign agents" law.

The International Testing Agency (ITA) has announced it will conduct further reanalysis of samples from the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, with all nationalities targeted and an aim of completing the process before Beijing 2022.

Lawyers representing biathletes Olga Zaisteva, Olga Vilukhina and Yana Romanova have said criminal complaints have been lodged with the Swiss prosecutors office over alleged fake signatures by whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has overturned the life bans given to Russian biathletes Olga Vilukhina, Yana Romanova and Olga Zaitseva.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has won his appeal against a lifetime ban from the Olympic Games issued by the International OIympic Committee (IOC) for his involvement in the state-sponsored doping scheme.

British Olympic Association chairman Sir Hugh Robertson has hailed the news that the country's four-man bobsleigh have been upgraded to the bronze medal at Sochi 2014 following the disqualification of Russia for doping but is angry it has taken so long to resolve.

The family of the late Steven Holcomb are set to receive two Olympic silver medals after the results of the two and four-man bobsleigh results from Sochi 2014 were officially amended and the United States moved up a position in both events, it was announced here today.

The Kremlin has repeated its insistence that the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games were the "best ever", despite the doping scheme which corrupted the event in the Russian city.

Reasoned decisions outlining why the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned sanctions against Russian athletes banned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be made public later this month.

Russia's former bobsledder Alexander Zubkov is obliged to return his two Olympic gold medals from Sochi 2014 after a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling but told Russia's official state news agency TASS he will only do so if he receives a personal letter from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).