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Ukrainian athlete disqualified from Olympics

Ukrainian athlete banned from competing at the Olympics for helmet honoring war dead

The IOC ruled that the design of Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet violated its rules and couldn’t be worn in sliding competition.

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Ukrainian Olympic athlete disqualified over helmet commemorating victims of Russian invasion

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Ukrainian Athletes Unite in Protest Over Teammate’s Olympic Ban

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Ukrainian Athlete Tests the Olympic Rules on Free Speech - and Gets Disqualified

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee's rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back.

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Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics over banned helmet honoring war dead

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Zelenskyy Slams Olympics For Disqualifying Ukrainian Athlete Over War Dead Helmet

“Unfortunately, the decision of the International Olympic Committee to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych says otherwise,” Zelenskiy said, adding the athlete’s helmet bearing im...

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Ukrainian Olympian banned from Winter Games over helmet showing compatriots killed in Russia's war

Ukrainian athlete tests the Olympic rules on free speech — and gets disqualified

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee's rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back. Heraskevych insisted on wearing a helmet in competition with the images of Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed during Russia's nearly 4-year-old full-scale invasion of their country.

Despite any Olympic fallout, Ukrainian skeleton athlete has delivered his message

Should he be disallowed from competing on Thursday, he will be remembered in Ukraine as an athlete who took a bold stand.

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‘We can’t win this alone’: Ukraine’s flag bearer urges world not to forget war, hints at protest over IOC’s neutral policy

Ukraine’s Winter Olympics flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych says that his teammates could stage protests at the Milan Cortina Games over the decision to allow neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in Italy.