The Ukrainian Olympic athlete Vladislav Heraskevych displays the memorial helmet that resulted in his ban.
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee's rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back.
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Having courage is worth more than any medal: Ukraine president calls out Olympic committee over Vladyslav Heraskevych disqualification
Zelenskyy condemns the IOC for disqualifying Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych over a tribute helmet, sparking global debate on sport, politics, and remembrance amid the war.
Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych has been banned from competing in the Olympic skeleton event over a helmet dispute, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said. Heraskevych wanted to wear a helmet commemorating Ukrainian athletes who died in the war with Russia in the competition which starts later Thursday.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was "proud" of Vladylsav Heraskevych, adding, "Having courage is worth more than any medal."
A WINTER Olympics athlete has been banned over his helmet bearing the faces of war victims – to the despair of a dead veteran’s mum. Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych, 27, refused to
IOC disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych for helmet honoring war dead, sparking criticism from President Zelenskyy.
A Ukrainian athlete has been disqualified from the Winter Olympics over his insistence on wearing a helmet honoring people killed in his country's war with Russia
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