Elsa Desmond should be walking out, decked in green, at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan alongside her teammates in Team Ireland. But she’s not. The Irish luger missed out on a place in the games at the 11th hour, with that spot assigned to a Russian athlete competing as a neutral competitor. The situation has raised serious questions over the luge governing body’s processes, with allegations of a serious lack of transparency around how and if neutral athletes were actually eligible to qualify. Team Ireland has just four athletes competing in Milan in skiing. They won’t…

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