Bobsleist, State Duma deputy Alexei Voevoda, who was suspended for life for doping, made a proposal on how to distinguish Russian athletes at the Games in Pyeongchang.

Russians are forbidden to use their flag and anthem at the 2018 Olympics, so the Voevoda suggested making the St. George ribbon symbolic of athletes.

"And I would make a St. George flag and decorate our team with St. George ribbons. Why not? "- said the voevoda.

In his opinion, these symbols of victory and courage would raise the spirit of the Russian Olympians.

_________________________ Recall, on December 5, the IOC disqualified the Russian national team from the Olympics due to the doping scandal. Take part in it will be able to "clean" athletes under the Olympic flag.

For the use of doping by athletes, the IOC has already seized 11 Sochi-2014 medals from Russia. Russia lost the first place in the Olympics in Sochi on the number of medals.

In 2016, a doping scandal broke out after the reports of McLaren, who led the WADA investigation.

They said that Russian athletes were involved in the manipulation of doping tests at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. In addition, Mutko was accused of doping fraud, and the replacement of doping tests with "clean" was involved senior officials of Russia.