Dec 10 (Reuters) - Nine Russian and Belarusian athletes were granted Individual Neutral Athletes status by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation on Wednesday, enabling them to feature in qualifying events for next year's Milano Cortina Olympics.

Belarusian freestyle skiing aerialist Hanna Huskova, who won gold at Pyeongchang 2018 and silver at Beijing 2022, headlines the initial list alongside Russia's Anastasia Tatalina, who took gold in the women's ski big air at the 2021 World Championships.