Editing Russia (section)

=== Sports ===
{{Main|Sport in Russia}}
[[Association football|Football]] is the most popular sport in Russia.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Gorokhov |first=Vitalii Aleksandrovich |title=Forward Russia! Sports Mega-Events as a Venue for Building National Identity |journal=[[Nationalities Papers]] |year=2015 |volume=43 |issue=2 |page=278 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |doi=10.1080/00905992.2014.998043|s2cid=140640018 }}</ref> The [[Soviet Union national football team]] became the first European champions by winning [[Euro 1960]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/025a-0eb0ecf360cc-a9532565e049-1000--euro-1960-all-you-need-to-know/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615002408/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/025a-0eb0ecf360cc-a9532565e049-1000--euro-1960-all-you-need-to-know/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 June 2020 |title=EURO 1960: all you need to know |work=[[UEFA Champions League]] |date=13 February 2020 |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> and reached the finals of [[Euro 1988]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/025d-0f859f66fcba-c8d3aa08dfa3-1000--classics-ussr-vs-netherlands-1988/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607134732/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/025d-0f859f66fcba-c8d3aa08dfa3-1000--classics-ussr-vs-netherlands-1988/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 June 2020 |title=Classics: Soviet Union vs Netherlands, 1988 |work=[[UEFA Champions League]] |date=29 May 2020 |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> Russian clubs [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] and [[Zenit Saint Petersburg]] won the [[UEFA Cup]] in 2005 and 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d806e352f9f-e83f37a18d8b-1000--sporting-cska-moskva-watch-their-2005-final/ |title=Sporting-CSKA Moskva: watch their 2005 final |work=[[UEFA Champions League]] |date=7 August 2015 |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/11/18/how-a-brilliant-zenit-saint-petersburg-lifted-the-uefa-cup-in-2008/ |title=How a brilliant Zenit Saint Petersburg lifted the UEFA Cup in 2008 |work=[[These Football Times]] |first=Joe |last=Terry |date=18 November 2019 |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> The [[Russian national football team]] reached the semi-finals of [[Euro 2008]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/26/russiaspainlive |title=Euro 2008: Russia v Spain – as it happened |work=[[The Guardian]] |first=Sean |last=Ingle |date=26 June 2008 |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> Russia was the host nation for the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/ |title=2018 FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 |publisher=[[FIFA]] |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> and the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/russia2018/ |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia |publisher=[[FIFA]] |access-date=31 May 2021 |archive-date=24 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224033040/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/russia2018/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, Russian teams are currently suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-fifa-world-cup-uefa/|title=FIFA and UEFA suspend Russian national teams and clubs from all competitions "until further notice"|last=Brito|first=Christopher|work=[[CBS News]]|date=28 February 2022|access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref>
[[File:Maria Sharapova (18405201199).jpg|thumb|[[Maria Sharapova]], former [[List of WTA number 1 ranked tennis players|world No. 1]] tennis player, was the world's highest-paid female athlete for 11 consecutive years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2016/03/08/how-maria-sharapova-earned-285-mill-during-her-tennis-career/ |title=How Maria Sharapova Earned $285 Million During Her Tennis Career |work=[[Forbes]] |first=Kurt |last=Badenhausen |date=8 March 2016 |access-date=15 February 2020}}</ref>]]
[[Ice hockey in Russia|Ice hockey]] is very popular in Russia, and the [[Soviet Union men's national ice hockey team|Soviet national ice hockey team]] dominated the sport internationally throughout its existence.<ref name="Riordan-1993"/> [[Bandy]] is Russia's national sport, and it has historically been the highest-achieving country in the sport.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rbth.com/arts/sport/2013/02/14/bandy_a_concise_history_of_the_extreme_sport_22867.html |title=Bandy: A concise history of the extreme sport |work=[[Russia Beyond]] |first=Ilya |last=Trisvyatsky |date=14 February 2013 |access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref> The [[Russian national basketball team]] won the [[EuroBasket 2007]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.euroleague.net/news/i/15364/eurobasket-2007-final-september-16-2007 |title=EuroBasket 2007 final: September 16, 2007 |work=[[EuroLeague]] |first=Javier |last=Gancedo |date=16 September 2007 |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> and the Russian basketball club [[PBC CSKA Moscow]] is among the most successful European basketball teams.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burks |first1=Tosten |last2=Woo |first2=Jeremy |url=http://grantland.com/features/euroleague-basketball-cska-moscow-andrei-kirilenko-sonny-weems-kyle-hines-demetris-nichols/ |title=Follow the Bouncing Ball |work=[[Grantland]] |date=4 August 2015 |access-date=13 August 2021}}</ref> The annual Formula One [[Russian Grand Prix]] was held at the [[Sochi Autodrom]] in the [[Sochi Olympic Park]], until its termination following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/information.russia-sochi-autodrom.3nDdZPizsnPEtlHysv115Y.html |title=Russia – Sochi |publisher=[[Formula One]] |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/60601632|last=Benson|first=Andrew|title=Formula 1 terminates contract with Russian Grand Prix|work=[[BBC]]|date=3 March 2022|access-date=7 July 2022}}</ref>

Historically, [[Russia at the Olympics|Russian athletes]] have been one of the most successful contenders in the [[Olympic Games]].<ref name="Riordan-1993" /> Russia is the leading nation in [[rhythmic gymnastics]], and Russian [[synchronised swimming]] is considered to be the world's best.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2016/08/19/russian-mastery-in-synchronized-swimming-yields-double-gold/89000222/ |title=Russian mastery in synchronized swimming yields double gold |work=[[USA Today]] |date=19 August 2016 |access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> [[Figure skating]] is another popular sport in Russia, especially [[pair skating]] and [[ice dancing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22276736/figure-skating-olympics-winter-2022-lessons |title=Figure skating is on thin ice. Here's how to fix it. |work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |first=Rebecca |last=Jennings |date=18 February 2021 |access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> Russia has produced numerous prominent tennis players.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/tennis/rublev-dominates-second-round-open-match-ng-s-2049116 |title=Russian domination at the Australian Open |date=11 February 2021 |work=[[The West Australian]] |last=Caffrey |first=Oliver |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref> [[Chess]] is also a widely popular pastime in the nation, with many of the world's top chess players being Russian for decades.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2009/09/how-did-russians-get-so-good-at-chess.html |title=Why are the Russians so good at chess? |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |first=Christopher |last=Beam |date=25 September 2009 |access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> The [[1980 Summer Olympic Games]] were held in Moscow,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/moscow-1980 |title=Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results |newspaper=Olympics.com |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |date=24 April 2018 |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> and the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] and the [[2014 Winter Paralympics]] were hosted in Sochi.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/sochi-2014 |title=Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]] |date=23 April 2018 |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/sochi-2014 |title=Sochi 2014 |publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]] |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref> However, Russia has also had 43 [[Olympic medal]]s stripped from its athletes due to [[Doping in Russia|doping violations]], which is the most of any country, and nearly a third of the global total.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Keh |first1=Andrew |last2=Panja |first2=Tariq |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/08/sports/olympics/Wada-Russing-doping.html |title=Will Russia Be Thrown Out of the Olympics on Monday? A Primer |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=8 December 2019 |access-date=9 January 2022|url-access=limited}}</ref>