Скачать или смотреть IOC disqualifies Ukrainian skeleton racer over ‘helmet of remembrance’

The International Olympic Committee disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Milano Cortina Winter Games after ruling his “helmet of remembrance” violated rules on political messaging.

The helmet featured portraits of Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed since Russia’s 2022 invasion.

The 27-year-old's team said they would appeal the decision.

"I always I was dreaming about an Olympic medal and it's also like a feeling that it was taken away from me," Heraskevych said after the decision was made.

In Kyiv, residents called the decision unjust, saying the world should be reminded that the war continues to claim lives.

One Kyiv resident said, “The whole world should know that there is a cruel war going on in Ukraine, that people are dying every day.”

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