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4 months ago

The International Olympic Committee defends the T-shirt as being part of its Heritage Collection, celebrating styles from all editions of the Games.
Vladyslav Heraskevych prevented from starting his race as his helmet did not comply with the rules, the IOC said.

Skeleton racer sacrificed his dream of winning a medal and succeeded in putting the horrors of the war in Ukraine back on the agenda

To be a Olympic-class skeleton racer requires extraordinary guts an…

The former boxing champion said he felt great 'shame' at his gold medal as he hit out at the IOC for banning the commemoration and its attempts at 'protecting its image'.
It took only six words for Vladyslav Heraskevych to summarise the saga that ranks among the saddest and most controversial in the history of the Olympics. 'This is price of our dignity,' he wrote.
BBC Sport's Hazel Irvine and Lizzy Yarnold discuss Vladyslav Heraskevych's ban from competing in the skeleton and the removal of his accreditation at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
IOC bans Vladyslav Heraskevych for repeatedly wearing helmet that depicts Ukrainian athletes killed in war with Russia.
  • Heraskevych ignored last-ditch plea from IOC

  • Decision announced 20 minutes before competition

The Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been kicked out of the Winter Olympics after he refu…

Ukrainian skeleton race Vladyslav Heraskevych is banned from competing at the Winter Olympics for continuing to wear a helmet which features images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his …

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