The Ukrainian Olympic athlete Vladislav Heraskevych displays the memorial helmet that resulted in his ban.

A Ukrainian skeleton racer has been banned from competing at the Winter Olympics after wearing a helmet honoring athletes who have died in the Ukraine War. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) set out its reasoning in a lengthy statement this morning after Vladyslav Heraskevych had questioned whether “this is the price of our dignity” on

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

Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet controversy is still stirring in Milan and Cortina while Team GB look for their first medal of the Winter 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 Olympic ban of war victim helmet a win for Russian propaganda, says Ukrainian skeleton star - Heraskevych was disqualified for insisting on wearing the helmet, despite meeting with IOC presiden

IOC disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych for helmet honoring war dead, sparking criticism from President Zelenskyy.