The IOC said Tuesday that skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet fell foul of its guidelines but that it would allow ...

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych is allowed to wear a black armband at the Milan Cortina Olympics but the IOC says he cannot wear a helmet painted to honor Ukrainian athletes killed in ...

Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet commemorates over 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia.

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

Heraskevych was disqualified for insisting on wearing the helmet, despite meeting with IOC president Kirsty Coventry ...

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

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has continued to put pressure on Ukrainian athletes competing at the 2026 Olympic Games.

The IOC ruled that the design of Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet violated its rules and couldn’t be worn in sliding ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Ukrainian sled racer Vladyslav Heraskevych made two training runs on the Olympic sled track in Cortina on Wednesday wearing a helmet painted with images honoring fellow ...

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych trained again Wednesday in his banned helmet at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had defended Vladyslav Heraskevych’s right to wear the helmet, which carries pictures of dead Ukrainian sportsmen and women killed since Russia invaded Ukraine ...

Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned and kicked out of the Winter Olympic village for wearing a race helmet honouring those ...