German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) president Thomas Weikert has said that Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych should accept the rules in his "helmet of memory" dispute with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Vladyslav Heraskevych, a skeleton sled racer, says he will wear a helmet showing images of Ukrainian athletes killed defending his country against Russia's full-scale invasion. International Olympic Committee officials say the move would violate rules designed to keep politics out of the Olympics.
Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet commemorates over 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia.
Some individual athletes from the banned countries will be permitted to participate in the Milano Cortina Winter Games
The International Olympic Committee has barred a Ukrainian skeleton racer from wearing a helmet with images of fellow athletes killed in Russia's invasion.
As Ukrainian athletes prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics, they will seek to boost the morale of their compatriots in Ukraine amid an ongoing war and a brutal winter.
A WINTER Olympian has been banned from wearing an anti-Russia helmet with images of Ukraine war victims. Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was told by the International Olympic
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said at the Winter Olympics Tuesday he will wear a helmet in competition commemorating athletes and coaches from his country killed since the Russian invasion,
Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak was exhausted last summer as he trained for the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games. Drained, anxious and even joyless, still he forced himself to prepare for
27-year-old Vladyslav Heraskevych shared that he had donned the helmet in an effort to speak out about Russia's war on Ukraine
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Is Russia banned from the Winter Olympics and what are AIN athletes? - Russia remain banned from competing as a nation but some individual athletes are permitted to participate in the Games under a ne