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Ukrainian skeleton racer disqualified at Olympics for helmet honoring athletes killed in Russia's war

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified before his first run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy on Feb. 12, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced.

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Ukrainian star disqualified from Winter Olympics over helmet honoring war dead

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Ukrainian athlete kicked out of Olympics over helmet honoring war dead

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

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych trained again in his banned helmet Wednesday, one day before the start of his race at the Milan Cortina Games and with the International Olympic Commit...

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Ukraine skeleton racer banned from wearing helmet honoring fallen athletes

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Ukrainian Trains in Helmet Honoring Fellow Athletes Killed in War. IOC Says It's Banned for Race

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Ukraine's Heraskevych says he will compete in banned helmet, defying IOC

"Because of their (the dead athletes') sacrifice, we are able to compete here as a team. I will not betray them," Heraskevych told an outdoor press conference by the Olympic rings in Cortina on Tuesda...

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Olympic chiefs begs Ukrainian to drop helmet protest

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Ukrainian slider wears helmet despite IOC ban

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.

Full List of Countries Banned from 2026 Winter Olympics

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, mark a historic moment for the Games. Not only because Italy is hosting for the first time since Torino 2006, but because these Olympics will be taking place in multiple locations, with venues scattered across the Italian Alps and Dolomites.