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Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Heraskevych Disqualified at Olympics Over Helmet Honoring Fallen Athletes
Source: Kyiv Post
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified hours before competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics after refusing to remove a helmet honoring athletes killed in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Skeleton events at the Games were set to begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, in Cortina d’Ampezzo. Heraskevych, 27, had been scheduled to compete but was barred from the start.
The International Olympic Committee has not publicly confirmed the disqualification.
The IOC had earlier banned Heraskevych from wearing the custom helmet, which features portraits of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, including children.
Read more: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/69903
My hat is off to this brave Ukrainian athlete. We could use millions more young people with his moral clarity in today's world. He deserves 1,000 gold medals.
Slava Ukraini!! Heroyam Slava!! Slava NaViki!!
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