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A Ukrainian skeleton racer has been banned from competing at the Winter Olympics after he insisted on wearing a helmet depicting athletes killed since Russia's invasion. Vladyslav Heraskevych, 27, ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The artist who painted a controversial helmet that ...

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The International Olympic Committee said they disqualified Vladyslav Heraskevych over his "refusal to comply" with Olympic rules Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering ...

Vladyslav Heraskevych is representing Ukraine at the Olympics. The skeleton racer isn't just doing it with the flag, either. He's doing it on his helmet. Heraskevych has trained in the lead-up to ...

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a likely medal contender at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games, was barred from racing on Thursday after refusing a last-minute plea from the ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — A Ukrainian athlete who was disqualified from the Winter Olympics on Thursday over his insistence on wearing a helmet honoring people killed in his country's war with Russia ...

The IOC has disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych for wearing a helmet that features images of Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's war on Ukraine. Since then, Heraskevych ...

Olympic officials ruled that Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet violated a prohibition on political speech, setting off outrage at the Winter Games in Italy. He plans to appeal the decision. By Heather ...

Vladislav Heraskevych of Team Ukraine shows his helmet, featuring images of fellow Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, after he was barred from racing on February 12 ...