“Even if IOC betrayed them, I will not”: Heraskevych announces legal action after disqualification for memorial helmet
Heraskevych is taking the IOC to Swiss Federal Court.
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“Beyond any morality”: Ukraine demands IOC probe over Russian carrying Team Ukraine sign
Ukraine’s MFA says the decision to allow a Russian citizen to represent Team Ukraine during the opening ceremony crosses ethical red lines and violates Olympic principles.
Zelenskyy awards skeleton racer disqualified by IOC for helmet honoring 22 Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia
IOC allows Russians to compete, disqualifies Ukrainian for helmet honoring athletes Russia killed.
Meet the 22 athletes Russia killed whose faces got Ukraine’s Olympian banned
Vladyslav Heraskevych was a medal contender in skeleton at the Winter Olympics — until he refused to race without the 22 faces painted on his helmet.
IOC disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton racer from Olympics after he refused to remove helmet honoring war victims
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych will not compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics after the International Olympic Committee disqualified the 27-year-old Kyiv native for wearing a helmet featuring images of Ukrainian athletes killed in Russia's invasion during training sessions
“Remembrance is not violation”: Ukrainian soldiers respond to IOC ban of portraits of killed Ukrainian athletes on athlete’s helmet
IOC prohibits Ukrainian skeleton athlete's tribute to fallen but allows Russian athletes to compete at same Olympics.