After enduring years of drug-related bans from world sporting events, it looks like Russia may be facing another ban, this time, for political reasons. Russia was banned from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang for drug-related offenses.[1] However, eligible Russian athletes competed as “Olympic Athletes from Russia,” not as official members of the... Continue Reading →
(Photo via: Carlos Osorio/Associated Press) Dan Milstein is one of the National Hockey League’s most successful player agents. Milstein, and his Gold Star Sports Management Group, represent the vast majority of the League’s Russian players, including superstars such as Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy of the two-time reigning champion Tampa Bay Lightning, future NHL Hall-of-Famer... Continue Reading →
[1] Antagonism between Russia and Ukraine has been drastically worsening since early 2014 when the Russian military crossed into Ukrainian territory after mass protests in Ukraine forced out a Russia-friendly president and replaced him with a pro-Western government.[2] Russia swiftly declared this change in Ukraine’s government an illegal coup and, immediately, sent armed forces to... Continue Reading →