RIO DE JANEIRO -- A three-person International Olympic Committee panel will make a final ruling on which individual Russian athletes are allowed to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Games.The IOCs ruling executive board, which met Saturday for the final time before Fridays opening of the games, said the panel will decide on the entry of Russian athletes whose names have been forwarded to compete by their international sports federations and approved by an independent arbitrator.This panel will decide whether to accept or reject that final proposal, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. We want to make it absolutely clear that we are the ones making the final call.The move comes amid a doping scandal that has led to the exclusion of more than 100 Russian athletes connected to state-sponsored cheating. More than 250 Russian athletes have been cleared to compete by the federations.The panel will have to make its ruling before the opening ceremony, just six days away.Were working on a very, very tight timeline, Adams said. It has to be finished by Friday at the very latest.The panel will consist of three executive board members: Turkeys Ugur Erdener, chairman of the IOC medical commission; Germanys Claudia Bokel, head of the athletes commission; and Spains Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., a vice president of the modern pentathlon federation.Adams said the panel will review every athlete cleared by the federations but would not reopen the cases of those who have been barred. An arbitrator from the Court of Arbitration for Sport will make an initial ruling before the final decision goes to the IOC panel.This review board panel will look at every single decision, every single athlete, to make sure the IOC is happy with the decision thats been taken, Adams said. Its very important that the IOC makes the final decision based on independent advice.Saturdays meeting came less than a week after the IOC board decided not to ban Russias entire team from the games because of state-sponsored doping. Rejecting calls by more than a dozen anti-doping agencies for a complete ban on Russia, the IOC left it to the federations to vet which athletes could compete or not.The Russians banned so far include the 67 track and field athletes barred as a whole by the IAAF and more than 30 others rejected under new IOC eligibility criteria. Russias eight-member weightlifting team was kicked out of the games on Friday for what the international federation called extremely shocking doping results that brought the sport into disrepute.The IOC has been roundly criticized by anti-doping bodies, athletes groups and Western media for not imposing a total ban on Russia. Pressure for the full sanction followed a World Anti-Doping Agency report by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren that accused Russias sports ministry of overseeing a vast doping conspiracy involving the countrys summer and winter sports athletes.IOC president Thomas Bach has defended the decision as one that protects individual athletes who have not been implicated in doping.Rios preparations, meanwhile, remain clouded on several fronts, including budget cuts, water pollution, slow ticket sales and concerns over crime and the Zika virus. The games come with Brazils suspended president awaiting an impeachment trial and the country gripped by a severe recession.But Bach and the IOC board remained upbeat following a final progress report by organizing committee chief Carlos Nuzman, including details of the opening ceremony at the Maracana stadium.We cant reveal any secrets, but the organizing committee tell us that the ceremony will have Brazilian soul and enchant the world, Adams said.Bach gave the organizers a final pep talk ahead of the first games in South America.He thinks its going to be a great games, Adams said. He made that very, very clear. He gave a very rousing thank-you to the team and said, Now you must concentrate on delivery, delivery, delivery.Also on Saturday, the IOC board granted full recognition to the International Ski Mountaineering Federation. It had received provisional recognition in 2014. Saturdays decision marks another step toward potential future inclusion in the Winter Games. 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Defenceman Yannick Weber scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Canucks breathed a sigh of relief with a 2-1 win on Saturday night. Our experts weigh in on four of the biggest questions in NASCAR:Turn 1: Its the final chapter of Tony Stewarts career. How will he be remembered?Ricky Craven, ESPN NASCAR analyst: Tony will be remembered as a wheel man, which translates to being able to drive anything, anywhere really, really fast. He will also be remembered as a bit of a mystery as it relates to his volatile personality. There are times when he demonstrates the highest form of intolerance for any and all. There are other times when he demonstrates deep concern, giving and compassion. He strikes me as someone who wakes up one morning communicating, I am who I am; you dont like it, tough! Wakes up the next day wanting the world to realize he is a pretty good guy. This I know for certain: Tony Stewart will be remembered as one of a kind.Someone takes this fair stuff pretty serious!!! @TonyStewart pic.twitter.com/46FKQPVqnL- Tony Gibson (@TonyOldman41) September 15, 2016Ryan McGee, ESPN.com: Among race fans, hell be remembered as the last gasp of the old school, the last of the beloved cranky a--h----. Thats a compliment. Thats a group that includes A.J. Foyt and Dale Earnhardt. You knew that you couldnt throw one by them and you knew that they couldve taken any type of car on any type track -- including your car on your track -- and figured out a way to beat you with it. Among non-race fans and among a lot of short-track fans, hell be remembered for that night at Canandaigua, and he knows that. I think thats part of why hell throw himself back into that industry that he loves so much once he has the time.John Oreovicz, ESPN.com: A lot of different ways. Its well documented that Stewart has a heart of gold and he plays well with fans. But when it comes to his fellow drivers and the media, hes a classic bully. I certainly respect much of what Stewart accomplished on the track in his career -- hes the rare modern-era driver who has done it all and done it well. Yet I believe he will be remembered more for his unpleasant behavior off the track -- the tantrums override the talent.Bob Pockrass, ESPN.com: As a person who loved motorsports to its core and had an impact on anyone who races stock cars or sprint cars or late models or Modifieds. He believes theres a way motorsports should operate in every way at every level, and when it doesnt happen, its hard for him to accept that, on or off the track. And FYI, the career will continue -- just not in a Sprint Cup car.Turn 2: Which Chevrolet driver has the best shot to win the title?Craven: Without question, Kevin Harvick. Whats interesting is Chevrolet has eight cars in the Chase -- half the field. But only Harvick demonstrates week in and week out the ability to match the Toyota drivers. Thats because Harvick is an outstanding talent that only in the past three seasons has been acknowledged as such. Kyle Larson would be an excellent dark horse pick. He has the speed -- but probably not the experience -- to go all the way. Harvick has both.McGee: Kevin Harvick. I think momentum counts when heading into the postseason and he has a ton of it. His pep talk seems to have worked with his crew. And no one has more experience in this final four format than Happy.Oreovicz: Kyle Larson. The journey to his first Cupp Series win was longer and more frustrating than he or anyone else expected, but it was worth the wait.dddddddddddd Freed from that burden, were already seeing that the best is yet to come from this young man, and Chip Ganassi will not be satisfied until he adds a Cup Series title to his many IndyCar championships. With Larson, hes got a guy whos capable of doing that -- if not this year, than in the near future.Pockrass: Kevin Harvick. He is the only one with consistent enough speed to match the Toyotas on a weekly basis. He also has won the championship before in the elimination format. If anything, hes focused.Turn 3: Which Ford driver has the best shot to win the title?Craven: Probably Brad Keselowski. But Im not confident there will be room for a Ford in Miamis final four. The numbers simply arent adding up.McGee: Brad Keselowski. His teammate, Joey Logano, has run better over the month, but Keselowski has shown he can be consistent and win races. Hes won four times. History says that you have to reach Victory Lane to win this thing, and no one has done it more this season than Brad.Oreovicz: Brad Keselowski. You could say its pretty much a toss-up between Kez and Logano, but Brad has put together a more consistent season and is the Ford driver who looks most likely to win on a weekly basis.Pockrass: Brad Keselowski. He has found a way to win more often this year than Logano. Keselowskis win at Las Vegas shows its possible at an intermediate track under the 2016 rules package for a Ford to win. Or was possible.?Turn 4: Which Toyota driver has the best shot to win the title?Craven: Kyle Busch has the least amount of pressure as the defending champ and he is the favorite in my mind. Denny Hamlin is the one who could upset the apple cart, so to speak. His qualifying this year has been ridiculous. He has 24 consecutive top-10 starts, and 12th being his worst all year. Qualifying well is critical, because it establishes the tone for the weekend and creates momentum for the team.McGee: Martin Truex Jr. Based on everything I just said about Keselowski I should have picked Kyle Busch, right? Well, I mentioned momentum in regards to Harvick and Truex has every bit as much momentum as anyone. Yes, his luck has been awful this year, but even with that he stayed top 10 in points all season and earned a dozen top-10s. And I think theres something to be said about using up that bad luck in the spring and summer.Oreovicz: Kyle Busch. Hes the driver with the most talent within Joe Gibbs Racing and the one most likely to come through to score a race win when it really matters. Matt Kenseth should be strong too, but a bigger threat within the Toyota camp is Martin Truex Jr. in the Furniture Row Racing car. With JGR equipment and rising star crew chief Cole Pearn calling the shots, Truex has to be considered a favorite to make the final four at Homestead for the second year in a row.Pockrass: Carl Edwards. The Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. teams seem prone to too many mistakes. Matt Kenseth hasnt been as strong as his teammates. And Kyle Busch won it last year and would be too easy of a pick. ' ' '