CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — A Ukrainian skeleton athlete has been disqualified from the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics after insisting on wearing a helmet honoring fellow athletes killed in Russia’s ...
The Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych says the International Olympic Committee has banned him from wearing a helmet depicting the athletes who have been killed since Russia invaded four ...
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — 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 ...
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was barred from racing at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday after refusing a last-minute plea from the International Olympic Committee to not use a ...
The IOC says an Olympian skeleton athlete from Ukraine cannot race in a helmet honoring athletes killed in war. Here's why.
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych told CNN on Tuesday that he will defy the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and wear his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in ...