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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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2026 Winter Olympics: Ukraine skeleton racer banned for wearing helmet honoring victims of war

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Ukraine outraged over Olympic ban on athlete honouring war victims

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Winter Olympics briefing: Heraskevych’s helmet dispute raises tough questions

The Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was barred from competing after he insisted on wearing what he called a “helmet of memory”, created to honour Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia...

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Winter Olympics bosses threaten to DISQUALIFY Ukrainian athlete over his 'remembrance helmet' that he refuses to take off despite being banned

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Zelensky slams IOC for barring Ukrainian Olympian over war memorial helmet

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Dad captured in devastating reaction after athlete kicked out of Olympics event for defying rule

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media: "Sport shouldn't mean amnesia, and the Olympic movement should help stop wars, not play into the hands of aggressors. Unfortunately, the de...

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Fuming mum of skater killed in Ukraine war slams Winter Olympics for banning athlete over helmet tribute

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

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What Ukrainian athletes and leaders say about the IOC and Heraskevych

On Feb. 12, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych just before the start of competition at the 25th Winter Olympic Games in 2026. The reason was a “memory helmet” featuring photos of Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia.

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Olympic boxing at Paris 2024: Biggest stories, replays, medal results, top athletes, highlights

Across the 13 contested boxing events at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Uzbekistan and China were the big winners. At the end of these Games, Uzbek boxers struck gold in five out of the seven men's categories contested. The biggest winner of all? Uzbekistan's super heavyweight (92+kg/202+) Bakhodir Jalolov. (We mean that in the most literal sense.)