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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Vladyslav Heraskevych was removed from the men’s skeleton event for refusing to remove a helmet with portraits of Ukrainian athletes who’ve died in the war with Russia.

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 ...