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Ukrainian skeleton racer vows to wear banned helmet honouring war victims at Olympics
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych vowed Tuesday that he would wear a helmet depicting victims of the war with Russia despite a ban imposed by Olympic chiefs.
IOC urges Ukrainian racer to compete amid row over banned war victim helmet
The International Olympic Committee says it wants Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych to race as it seeks to resolve the issue over his helmet that features pictures of people who have been killed in the war with Russia.
Skeleton-Confident Briton Weston skips final training runs
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 11 : Confident world number one and hot favourite Matt Weston opted to skip the final Olympic skeleton training runs on Wednesday, satisfied with his three fastest and one second in his four runs so far as he targets Britain's first men's gold in the event.
IOC 'begs' defiant Ukrainian to race without war dead helmet
MILAN/CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb 11 : The International Olympic Committee pleaded on Wednesday with skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to compete without his banned helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed since Russia's invasion and avoid potential disqualification.
IOC 'begs' Ukrainian Heraskevych to compete at Games without war dead helmet
MILAN, Feb 11 : The International Olympic Committee pleaded on Wednesday with Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to compete without his banned helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed in the war against Russia and avoid a potential disqualification.
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Heraskevych trains again in banned helmet, despite IOC ruling
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych trained again in his banned helmet Wednesday, one day before the start of his race at the Milano-Cortina Games and with the International Olympic Committee urging him to make his point differently.
Olympic hockey betting odds: Canada, USA favored as men's tournament begins Wednesday - ESPN
The NHL will take center stage at the 2026 Winter Olympics for the first time since 2014, as star-studded rosters featuring Nathan MacKinnon, Jack Eichel and more head to Milan Cortina. In the men's ice hockey competition, Canada will head in as the favorites to win its first gold medal since 2014. Sidney Crosby, at age 38, will look to win his third gold medal for Team Canada as the only holdover from the 2014 team.