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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry became emotional while explaining why Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Winter Games on Thursday. Heraskevych’s helmet depicted Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia, prompting the IOC to bar him from competition.

Coventry met the athlete in a last-ditch effort to resolve the situation, saying, “I really wanted to see him race. It’s been an emotional morning.” The IOC allowed him to display his “helmet of remembrance” before and after the race, and to wear a black armband while competing. Ukraine’s Olympic Committee supported Heraskevych and said they do not plan to boycott the Games, while his team intends to appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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