A skeleton racing athlete from Ukraine has been disqualified from the 2026 Winter Olympics, the IOC announced Thursday. Vladyslav Heraskevych, who was Ukraine's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, ...

A Ukrainian skeleton racer has been banned from competing at the Winter Olympics after he insisted on wearing a helmet depicting athletes killed since Russia's invasion. Vladyslav Heraskevych, 27, ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The artist who painted a controversial helmet that ...

Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insight Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter Heraskevych, 27, said he would rather ...

Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the men’s skeleton event on Thursday after he refused to use any other helmet other than the one honoring his country’s athletes who were ...

The International Olympic Committee said they disqualified Vladyslav Heraskevych over his "refusal to comply" with Olympic rules Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering ...

Vladyslav Heraskevych is representing Ukraine at the Olympics. The skeleton racer isn't just doing it with the flag, either. He's doing it on his helmet. Heraskevych has trained in the lead-up to ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a likely medal contender at the Milan Cortina Games, was barred from racing Thursday after refusing a last-minute plea ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — A Ukrainian athlete who was disqualified from the Winter Olympics on Thursday over his insistence on wearing a helmet honoring people killed in his country's war with Russia ...

Helmet depicts Ukrainian athletes killed in war with Russia IOC unable to find compromise solution Heraskevych eventually allowed to keep accreditation Racer appeals ban with Court of Arbitration for ...

Olympic officials ruled that Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet violated a prohibition on political speech, setting off outrage at the Winter Games in Italy. He plans to appeal the decision. By Heather ...

The IOC has disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych for wearing a helmet that features images of Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's war on Ukraine. Since then, Heraskevych ...