Welcome to FTW Explains: a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. Here’s an Olympics edition which will hopefully answer a question you might have.
It’s a little confusing at first: You know for a fact that Russian athletes are competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, but if you’re looking at the Opening Ceremony, the medal count or how they’re listed, they’re known as “ROC,” They also don’t have the Russian flag next to their names.
You may be wondering what’s up with that, and that’s what we’re here for. Let’s dive into the story behind the name and the lack of flag.
