The double Olympic champion, who successfully defended her women's skeleton title at Pyeongchang 2018 last month, told BBC Radio Five Live that she was "extremely frustrated" by the IOC reinstating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).

"I think the IOC have made a really bad decision and I don't think Russia should have been re-admitted," said Yarnold.

"I think this is really bad for clean sport.

"It is a really frustrating time at the moment and on top of that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency aren't even compliant.

"I don't even know where to start - it is all really frustrating."

Yarnold, an outspoken critic of Russia throughout the nation's doping scandal, is the latest to voice concerns on the IOC's handling of the crisis.

The Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations claimed the IOC's management of the entire affair had "gone from bad to worse" and the decision to lift the suspension was made for "pragmatic rather than principled" reasons.

World Anti-Doping Agency President Sir Craig Reedie also admitted he would have preferred the ROC's suspension to have lasted longer.

The IOC suspended the ROC in December as part of a sanction for the country's "systematic manipulation" of the anti-doping system at Sochi 2014.

It meant Russian athletes were forced to compete as neutrals at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the South Korean resort.

The IOC said the ban could be lifted in time for the Closing Ceremony, which took place on Sunday (February 25), providing the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) delegation adhered to their regulations.

Two members of the OAR team failed drugs tests during the Games, however.

The ROC suspension was lifted by the IOC on Wednesday (February 28) after the remaining drug tests carried out on OAR athletes came back negative.