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Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics because of banned helmet honoring war dead

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a likely medal contender at the Milan Cortina Games, was barred from racing Thursday after refusing a last-minute plea from the International Olympic ...

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Ukrainian Athlete Disqualified From Olympics Over Helmet

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Winter Olympics 2026: IOC bans two Ukrainian athletes from wearing helmets focusing on war

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Ukraine's Heraskevych appeals Games ban with CAS, wants supervised run

Disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has appealed his Winter Olympics competition ban over a helmet depicting dead Ukrainian athletes with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, CA...

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Olympics updates: Helmet controversy ruling. Plus: A medal, and a ring

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Explainer: Rules on athletes expressing themselves at the Winter Games

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Ukrainian athlete risks Olympic ban over helmet honoring the fallen

His stance has drawn national support, including from the artist who designed the helmet, as he challenges the IOC’s ban.

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Ukrainian Heraskevych disqualified from Olympic skeleton competition for helmet depicting war dead

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Ukrainian Athletes Unite in Protest Over Teammate’s Olympic Ban

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Ukraine's Sports Minister says Heraskevych decision unjust but team will remain at Olympics

Ukraine's Sports Minister Matvii Bidnyi believes the decision to disqualify Vladyslav Heraskevych from his skeleton event at the Milano Cortina Games was unjust but told Reuters there was no question of his team pulling out of the Olympics.

Ukrainian sports minister decries signs IOC may soften restrictions on Russian athletes

Ukraine’s sports minister has decried a potential softening of restrictions against Russian athletes where they might ultimately be able to compete in the future under their national flag rather than as “Individual Neutral Athletes.