With its integrity at stake like never before, the International Olympic Committee successfully navigated the slippery slope of whether to allow athletes from Russia's disgraced sports system to compete on the ice and snow at the 2018 Winter Games.
Tuesday's decision bars the Russian flag and anthem from February's Olympics in South Korea. The IOC also imposed lifetime bans on the Russian officials deemed responsible for the host nation's widespread and devious manipulation of drug tests at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Anything less than that, and the IOC might as well have changed the meaning of its initials to Ignoring Obvious Cheaters.