Vladyslav Heraskevych was not allowed to compete in an event he was expected to medal in

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Here's an idea of how focused Britain's Matt Weston is on winning Olympic gold. When the World Cup champion and Olympic favorite showed up at the track for the start of the men's skeleton on Thursday,

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Milan Cortina Games after he refused to stop wearing a banned tribute helmet.

Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych was barred from competing in the Milan/Cortina Olympics over a dispute concerning a helmet he wanted to wear in the skeleton event to honour athletes killed in the war with Russia.

A Ukrainian skeleton racer has been banned from competing at the Winter Olympics after wearing a helmet honoring athletes who have died in the Ukraine War. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) set out its reasoning in a lengthy statement this morning after Vladyslav Heraskevych had questioned whether “this is the price of our dignity” on

The 2026 Milan Cortina Games continue today with nine medal events, plus Team USA and Canada started their men's hockey campaigns. The big headline on Day 6 came away from the track with skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych disqualified by the IOC for continuing to wear a helmet commemorating the lives of Ukrainian athletes lost since Russia’s invasion.

Vladylsav Heraskevych's “remembrance helmet” depicted people who were killed during Russia’s war with Ukraine.

Vladyslav Heraskevych will retain his accreditation at the 2026 Winter Olympics, the IOC reports. The Ukrainian skeleton racer will remain at the Games despite being banned from competing over the “helmet of remembrance” controversy.

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned by the IOC from competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday, Feb. 12 because of his insistence on racing in a helmet depicting athletes who have been killed during Russia's invasion of his country.

IOC disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych for helmet honoring war dead, sparking criticism from President Zelenskyy.

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from the 2026 Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet that featured pictures of Ukranians who were killed in Russia’s invasion of the country,