Ukraine, Olympic and skeleton

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Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych has appeal dismissed over Olympics disqualification
A Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) arbitrator has denied Vladyslav Heraskevych’s appeal and the Ukrainian skeleton rider will not be reinstated to compete in the Olympics wearing what he has deemed his “memory helmet.

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Ukraine Olympian disqualified for helmet honoring Ukrainian war dead
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Why Ukraine skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is wearing a banned helmet at Olympics
Ukrainian slider's Olympics over as helmet appeal dismissed
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych will not compete at the Winter Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) dismissed his appeal to wear a helmet depicting images of athletes...

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Ukrainians rally in support of Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych, banned for his helmet
Ukraine's Heraskevych appeals Games ban with CAS, wants supervised run
Ukrainian athlete tests the Olympic rules on free speech — and gets disqualified
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry, left, talks to the media at the start house of the sliding center at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12...

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BANNED: Ukrainian Olympian Disqualified Over Helmet Picturing Athletes Killed In Russia War
'Price of dignity' says Ukrainian athlete banned over helmet

Ukraine, Olympics and Heraskevych

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Ukraine minister slams those who want Russia to return to Olympics
Ukraine has strongly criticised actions by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which Kyiv believes signal a potential easing of restrictions on Russian athletes, possibly allowing them to repre...

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Ukraine's Sports Minister says Heraskevych decision unjust but team will remain at Olympics
IOC President explains decision to not allow Ukrainian athlete Heraskevych to compete
Ukrainian athlete Heraskevych's appeal for reinstatement dismissed by sports court
The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday dismissed an appeal by Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to be reinstated in the Milano Cortina Olympics after he was disqualified over his “h...

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Zelensky accuses Olympics of ‘playing into Russia’s hands’ after Ukraine athlete disqualified
Ukrainian team take a knee to show solidarity with banned athlete
Volodymyr Zelenskyy hits out after Olympics bars Ukrainian racer
News of the ban sparked widespread condemnation in Ukraine, with Heraskevych’s compatriots, including soldiers, declaring their support for him online and calling for the IOC to immediately reverse it...

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Olympics ban Ukrainian skeleton racer from competing over helmet
‘It’s emptiness’: banned Ukrainian athlete accuses IOC of fuelling Russia’s propaganda

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

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

Ukraine's lone figure skater was exhausted worrying about his family. Now he's at the Olympics

Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak was exhausted last summer as he trained for the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games
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Ukraine skeleton helmet controversy, explained: Why Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from competing at Olympics

Heraskevych will no longer compete in Milan after the IOC announced his disqualification.

Ukrainian Olympian tells CNN he will continue honoring athletes killed in war: ‘Some things are more important than sports’

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych tells CNN he will defy the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and wear his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian sports minister decries potential softening of restrictions against Russian athletes

Ukraine's sports minister 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.