The IOC said Tuesday that skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet fell foul of its guidelines but that it would allow ...

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych is allowed to wear a black armband at the Milan Cortina Olympics but the IOC says he cannot wear a helmet painted to honor Ukrainian athletes killed in ...

Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet commemorates over 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia.

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

The International Olympic Committee pleaded on Wednesday with skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to compete without his banned helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed since Russia's invasion and ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has continued to put pressure on Ukrainian athletes competing at the 2026 Olympic Games.

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will not compete after refusing a last-minute plea from the IOC to use a ...

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

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

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych trained again Wednesday in his banned helmet at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Vladyslav Heraskevych, a skeleton sled racer, wore a helmet on Wednesday showing images of Ukrainian athletes killed defending his country against Russia's full-scale invasion. International Olympic ...

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 ...