Vladyslav Heraskevych, a skeleton athlete for Team Ukraine, was disqualified after refusing to change helmets at the Milan Cortina Games.

Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified for wearing a helmet honoring athletes killed in the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine's Sports Minister Matvii Bidnyi believes the decision to disqualify Vladyslav Heraskevych from his skeleton event at the Milano Cortina Games was unjust but told Reuters there was no question of his team pulling out of the Olympics.

Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak was exhausted last summer as he trained for the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games

A Ukrainian skeleton racer has been disqualified from the Winter Olympics over his “helmet of remembrance."

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has recalled his action at the 2022 Olympic Games when he called for an end to the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Winter Olympics flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych says that his teammates could stage protests at the Milan Cortina Games over the decision to allow neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in Italy.