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Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych says he will wear a helmet featuring pictures of people who have been killed in the war with Russia in his Winter Olympics competition.
The Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, Matviy Bidny, has called the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to disqualify the Ukrainian skeleton athlete and flag bearer of the national team of Ukraine at the XXV Winter Olympic Games Milan-Cortina 2026, Vladyslav Heraskevych, for using a helmet with portraits of Ukrainian athletes who died during the war, a mistake that he will help correct.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 12 : Ukraine's skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was ejected from the Winter Games on Thursday over his "helmet of remembrance" depicting athletes killed since Russia's invasion despite a personal appeal from the International Olympic Committee head.
MILAN, Feb 12 : The ejection of Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Winter Games over his "helmet of remembrance" has put the spotlight on rules over where athletes are not allowed to express themselves on political matters at the Olympics.
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a likely medal contender at the Milan Cortina Games, was not allowed to compete Thursday after refusing a last-minute plea from the International Olympic Committee to use a helmet other than the one that honors more than 20 of his country's athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 12 : Ukraine's skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Winter Games on Thursday over the use of a helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia, the International Olympic Committee said.
MILAN, Feb 12 : Ukraine's skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday over the use of a helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed in the conflict with Russia since Moscow's invasion in 2022, he said.
Veteran sportswriter Richard Deitsch takes an international view of the Olympics.