IOC disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton racer over remembrance helmet at 2026 Olympics

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych will not be able to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games due to a disqualification imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda's holding company

Details: Heraskevych, a 27-year-old from Kyiv, was suspended from competition, as during training sessions, he wore a remembrance helmet featuring images of Ukrainian athletes killed due to Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

On the eve of the competition, Heraskevych urged the IOC to resolve the dispute, calling on the International Olympic Committee to lift the ban on the helmet and to provide electric generators to Ukrainian sports facilities.

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