Ukrainian Athlete Tests the Olympic Rules on Free Speech

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Ukrainian Olympic athlete disqualified over helmet commemorating victims of Russian invasion
Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych has been disqualified from competing at the Milan Cortina Olympics for continuing to wear a helmet that commemorates the lives of Ukrainian athletes lost...

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Ukrainian athlete tests the Olympic rules on free speech — and gets disqualified
The war dead pictured on banned Ukrainian athlete's helmet
Ukrainian Winter Olympics team in furious act of defiance after teammate is thrown out for helmet honoring war dead
The Ukrainian luge team emotionally protested the disqualification of their compatriot, skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, following their run at the Winter Olympics on Thursday.

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Ukraine's Heraskevych appeals Games ban with CAS, wants supervised run
Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych’s appeal denied in skeleton ‘helmet of memory’ case
Ukraine short track skater Handei told to tape over 'heroism' message on helmet at Olympics
Handei, who is due to compete in the 1500 metres at the Milano Cortina Games on Saturday, had a message on the helmet reading, 'Where there is heroism, there can be no final defeat'.

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Ukrainian Olympian Is Disqualified Over Helmet Honoring War Dead
Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych has appeal dismissed over Olympics disqualification

Ukraine outraged over Olympic ban on athlete honouring war victims

Ukraine has voiced outrage over a decision from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to bar their skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych from competing at the Milan/Cortina Games over a helmet dispute.

Olympics-Ukrainian athlete Heraskevych's appeal for reinstatement dismissed by sports court

MILAN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday dismissed an appeal by Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to be reinstated in the Milano Cortina Olympics after he was disqualified over his “helmet of remembrance".

Court denies appeal by Ukrainian athlete whose helmet honored war dead

The Court of Arbitration finds Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet violates IOC rules, despite protests that honoring dead is not a political statement.

Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Banned from Competing in 2026 Winter Olympics Over Helmet of Athletes Who Died in War

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned by the IOC from competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday, Feb. 12 because of his insistence on racing in a helmet depicting athletes who have been killed during Russia's invasion of his country.

Ukrainian sports minister decries signs IOC may soften restrictions on Russian athletes

Ukraine's sports minister has decried a potential softening of restrictions against Russian athletes where they might ultimately be able to compete in the future under their national flag rather than as "Individual Neutral Athletes.