On 9 December 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned Russia from all international sport for four years, after it had been found that data provided by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency had been manipulated by Russian authorities with a goal of protecting athletes involved in its state-sponsored doping scheme.

It would also be allowed to use team uniforms bearing the words "Russian Olympic Committee", or the acronym "ROC" would be added.

[5][6] On 22 April 2021, the replacement for Russia's anthem was approved by the IOC, after an earlier choice of the patriotic Russian song "Katyusha" was rejected.

[13] Based on their rankings in the 2021–22 Bobsleigh World Cup, Russian Olympic Committee qualified 7 sleds.

On 4 February 2022 Vasiliy Kondratenko and Aleksei Pushkarev were replaced with Alexey Zaitsev and Vladislav Zharovtsev due to positive COVID-19 tests.

On 25 January 2022, singles skater Mikhail Kolyada was replaced with Evgeni Semenenko due to a positive COVID-19 test.

Due to positive COVID-19 test results, previously named goaltender Diana Farkhutdinova, defencemen Angelina Goncharenko and Yekaterina Nikolayeva, and forwards Liudmila Belyakova and captain Olga Sosina were removed and reserve forward Polina Luchnikova was added to the roster.

Goaltender Valeria Merkusheva and defenceman Maria Batalova were expected join the team in Beijing on 3 February.

[28] Head coach: Yevgeni Bobariko Based on their rankings in the 2021–22 Luge World Cup, Russian Olympic Committee qualified ten athletes and a relay team.

On 31 January 2022 Vladislav Semenov and Nikita Tregubov, who is the 2018 silver medalist, were replaced with Daniil Romanov and Evgeniy Rukosuev respectively due to positive COVID-19 tests.

[29] Russian Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Federation announced 4 men and 4 women participating on 17 January 2022.

Qualification legend: FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round Russian Olympic Committee earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cup's used for qualification — 8 men and 8 women, including both teams in the men's and women's team pursuit events.