Olympics-Probe of Valieva's entourage would be welcomed by IOC
By Karolos Grohmann, Julien Pretot and Amy Tennery
Ukraine Sport News
Probe of Valieva's entourage would be welcomed by IOC
BEIJING :Olympic officials on Saturday said they would welcome an anti-doping investigation into the Russian doctors, coaches and family members in the entourage of 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva.
Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych defies Olympic ban with powerful post-race gesture
A Ukrainian skeleton athlete has flashed a small sign that read “No War in Ukraine” to the cameras as he finished a run at the Beijing Olympics.
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Ukrainian Olympian flashes 'No War in Ukraine' sign after competing
A Ukrainian skeleton athlete flashed a small sign that read "No War in Ukraine" to the cameras as he finished a run at the Beijing Olympics on Friday night, a plea for peace at a time of rising tensions between his country and Russia.
Russia committed to diplomatic outcome over Ukraine: Moscow's ambassador to EU
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Winter Olympics: Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych holds up 'No War' sign
A Ukrainian athlete displayed an anti-war sign during the men's skeleton event at the Beijing Winter Games amid increasing tensions on Ukraine's border with Russia.