IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (C) attends a press conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Dec 5, 2017. The IOC on Tuesday decided to suspend the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games, while paving the way for clean Russian athletes to compete without bearing the Russian national flag. (Xinhua/IOC Photo/Christophe Moratal)