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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.
Canada's Rachel Homan opened women's curling round-robin play Thursday with a 10-4 victory over Denmark's Madeleine Dupont at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium.
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.
Elsewhere at the Games, Switzerland’s Franjo Von Allmen made history. Already crowned in downhill and the team combined, he secured a third Olympic title in four days by winning the Super-G, becoming only the third man to complete the triple after Austria’s Toni Sailer (1956) and France’s Jean-Claude Killy (1968).
The 2026 Winter Olympics are chugging along with skeleton, curling, snowboarding and more events in action.
MILAN, Feb 11 : American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates said they believed they had delivered an Olympic gold-medal performance on Wednesday despite having to settle for silver behind France's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron.