Heraskevych was disqualified for insisting on wearing the helmet, despite meeting with IOC president Kirsty Coventry ...

Vladislav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Olympics for wearing a helmet depicting victims of the war in Ukraine ...

The IOC says an Olympian skeleton athlete from Ukraine cannot race in a helmet honoring athletes killed in war. Here's why.

Heraskevych was banned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after he attempted to wear a helmet featuring images of fallen Ukrainian defenders to one of his races. The defenders were all ...

The IOC ruled that the design of Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet violated its rules and couldn’t be worn in sliding ...

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 slider Vladyslav Heraskevych says he will wear a special helmet commemorating athletes killed during the war with Russia in Winter Gsames competition despite the International ...

Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych has been banned from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet that shows images of athletes who were killed following Russia’s invasion of his home ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy(AP) — Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said Tuesday he still wants to compete at the Milan Cortina Games wearing a helmet that commemorates athletes from his ...

The Olympics have long been a platform for political posturing, with countries boycotting or being banned from sending athletes to Games over geopolitical conflicts. But the International Olympic ...

Kirsty Coventry was appointed president of the IOC last year. Her organisation have banned a Ukrainian athlete over his ...

Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. On Feb. 12, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ...