Ukrainian athlete banned from Winter Olympics for wearing helmet honouring war dead

0 February 12, 2026 21:04

Ukraine’s skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Winter Games on Feb 12 over the use of a helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia, the International Olympic Committee said. READ MORE: https://str.sg/oXR8V

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