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Russian Olympians adapt to life in a neutral uniform

Pyeongchang, South Korea • Nadezhda Sergeeva's bobsled training outfit says a lot about what life will be like for an "Olympic Athlete from Russia."

There is an old, anonymous black race suit with tape over several logos. Underneath, a white T-shirt with a simple message — "I Don't Do Doping."

As punishment for doping offenses at the 2014 Sochi Games, the International Olympic Committee has forced Russian athletes competing in Pyeongchang to do so as OARs in neutral uniforms and with no national insignia.

Sergeeva told The Associated Press that she isn't training with her doping-themed shirt as a protest, but because her usual Russia uniform would break the new IOC rules.