The IOC says an Olympian skeleton athlete from Ukraine cannot race in a helmet honoring athletes killed in war. Here's why.

Vladislav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Olympics for wearing a helmet depicting victims of the war in Ukraine ...

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will not compete after refusing a last-minute plea from the IOC to use a ...

Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych says he will wear a special helmet commemorating athletes killed during the ...

Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych has been banned from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet that shows images of athletes who were killed following Russia’s invasion of his home ...

The Olympics have long been a platform for political posturing, with countries boycotting or being banned from sending ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy(AP) — Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said Tuesday he still wants to compete at the Milan Cortina Games wearing a helmet that commemorates athletes from his ...

Kirsty Coventry was appointed president of the IOC last year. Her organisation have banned a Ukrainian athlete over his ...

The International Olympic Committee told Vladylsav Heraskevych that his "helmet of remembrance" violated its rules ...

Vladyslav Heraskevych, a skeleton sled racer, wore a helmet on Wednesday showing images of Ukrainian athletes killed defending his country against... Ukrainian sled racer continues to wear helmet ...

Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. On Feb. 12, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ...

By Karolos Grohmann and Julien Pretot MILAN/CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee pleaded ...