Commission of the IOC, led by Denis Oswald for life, disqualified three athletes. In addition to Zaitseva, the skiers Anastasia Dotsenko and Yulia Chekaleva. This is stated on the website of the organization. Athletes were found guilty of violating the anti-doping rules of the IOC during the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014. In addition, these three athletes are denied the right to accreditation in any capacity at all events under the auspices of the IOC, as well as performing at the Olympic Games. The message also recalls that the decision to admit Russian athletes to the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang will be taken by the IOC Executive Committee in December following an investigation into the commission. Olga Zaitseva played for the Russian national biathlon team from 2001 to 2014 and managed to win two Olympic gold medals in the relay race (at the Games of 2006 and 2010). Since January 2015, 39-year-old athlete acted as head coach of the Russian team. Earlier, the IOC deprived all the gold medals of Sochi-2014 Russian bobsledder Alexander Zubov and skeletonist Alexander Tretyakov. Also, the results of skaters Olga Fatkulina and Alexander Rumyantsev, skeletonists Maria Orlova and Olga Potylitsina.

Sanctions of the International Olympic Committee forced a number of Russian athletes in search of justice to address the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. In an open letter they asked the head of state "to help deal with the suspension" from participating in all international competitions.