On the received database with doping tests of Russian athletes WADA reported on November 10. The informer merged the organization file with all the test data of Russian athletes in the Moscow laboratory from January 2012 to August 2015. It was reported that if the data were genuine, it could provide new evidence about the doping program in Russia and entail new sanctions against athletes and sports functionaries. "We have completed the investigation and now we can confirm the authenticity of the database.

It seems that its content confirms Rodchenkov's assertion that for several years measures have been taken to protect the allegedly doping Russian athletes, "the head of the WADA investigation department, Gunther Junger, told the German ARD TV channel. Prospects for Russians to participate in the Winter Olympics in Phenchane under the Russian flag are becoming more and more ghostly. IOC will consider the issue of Russia's participation in the 2018 Olympics on Tuesday, December 5.

According to the unofficial information leaked in the media, the national team is likely to be suspended, allowing only certain athletes to compete under a neutral flag, as it was last year at the Summer Games in Brazil.