The IOC disqualified Heraskevych from the Games for refusing to change his helmet honoring fellow athletes who died in the war with Russia.
The Ukrainian Olympic athlete Vladislav Heraskevych displays the memorial helmet that resulted in his ban.
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Ukraine's Heraskevych appeals to CAS over Olympic ban as Malinin eyes second gold
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said he hoped "truth would prevail" as he appealed to sport's highest court on Friday following his Olympic ban as US figure skating sensation Ilia Malinin eyed a second gold of the Milan-Cortina Games.
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.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was "proud" of Vladylsav Heraskevych, adding, "Having courage is worth more than any medal."
The first week in Milan-Cortina was supposed to be about clean edges, fast tracks, and perfect landings, but the story of these Winter Games is already far messier. From the sliding track in Cortina to the jump hills of Predazzo and the cauldron at San Siro,
A Ukrainian athlete has been disqualified from the Winter Olympics over his insistence on wearing a helmet honoring people killed in his country's war with Russia
IOC disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych for helmet honoring war dead, sparking criticism from President Zelenskyy.
Ilia Malinin, the “Quad God,” will take the ice today in free skate for a chance to win gold and cement his status as best male figure skater. Plus, the U.S. wom
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