The IOC has withdrawn Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych from competition after he refused to comply with athlete expression rules banning messaging on the field of play. His helmet featured portraits of athletes killed in Russia’s war on Ukraine. He plans to appeal.
February 12, 2026
CNN's Amanda Davies spoke to Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych after he was disqualified for "refusing to adhere to" IOC guidelines banning his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine. He has appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
February 13, 2026
Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych has appeal dismissed over Olympics disqualification
February 13, 2026
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February 13, 2026
It was a day marked by a comeback and controversy at the Milan Cortina Olympics
February 12, 2026
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Milan Cortina Games after he refused to stop wearing a banned tribute helmet
February 11, 2026
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee’s rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back
February 12, 2026
Notable reactions to Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych being banned from the Milan Cortina Games because of his insistence on wearing a helmet that pays tribute to athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia
February 12, 2026
The Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych says the International Olympic Committee has banned him from wearing a helmet depicting the athletes who have been killed since Russia invaded four years ago, but he's told World Sport's Amanda Davies that he is going to wear the helmet anyway.
February 10, 2026
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 the war with Russia
February 10, 2026
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