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Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics because of banned helmet honoring war dead
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 from the International Olympic ...

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2026 Winter Olympics: Ukraine skeleton racer banned for wearing helmet honoring victims of war
Ukrainian skeleton racer disqualified from Winter Olympics over tribute helmet
Athlete banned for tribute to Ukraine victims; Aussie teen’s painful blow — Olympics Daily
Australian freeskier Daisy Thomas has suffered another setback ahead of her Winter Olympics debut, crashing during a big air training session on Wednesday.

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Ukrainian athlete Heraskevych's appeal for reinstatement dismissed by sports court
Ukrainian slider's Olympics over as helmet appeal dismissed
Zelensky accuses Olympics of ‘playing into Russia’s hands’ after Ukraine athlete disqualified
With just over 90 minutes until the first run, Heraskevych again made it clear that he intends to wear a helmet with the faces of 24 athletes who have been killed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Banned Ukrainian Olympian gets ultimate honor from President Zelenskyy
Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych has appeal dismissed over Olympics disqualification

Amid A Brutal Winter, Ukraine Seeks To Boost Morale At 2026 Olympics

As Ukrainian athletes prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics, they will seek to boost the morale of their compatriots in Ukraine amid an ongoing war and a brutal winter.

Winter Olympics recap: Ukrainian athlete excluded, Kim falls short and Brignone completes comeback

An all-time great comeback and a controversial exclusion were the dominant stories at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Day 6. NHL players on the U.S. and Canada teams also joined the action in their opening men’s hockey games.