Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Banned From Competing In Winter Olympics After Wearing Helmet Honoring War Dead

Deadline · 2026-02-12
Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Banned From Competing In Winter Olympics After Wearing Helmet Honoring War Dead

A Ukrainian skeleton racer has been banned from competing at the winter olympics after wearing a helmet honoring athletes who have died in the Ukraine War. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) set out its reasoning in a lengthy statement this morning after Vladyslav Heraskevych had questioned