US EditionUkrainian athlete ‘banned’ from wearing anti-Russia helmet bearing faces of war victims
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from wearing a tribute helmet honoring over 650 Ukrainian athletes killed in Russia's war, the IOC cited Rule 50 against political statements.
- Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wore a helmet with images of killed Ukrainian athletes, including teenage weightlifter Alina Peregudova, boxer Pavlo Ishchenko, and ice hockey player Oleksiy Loginov, during a Winter Olympics training session.
- The International Olympic Committee contacted Ukraine's Olympic Committee over the helmet, as Rule 50.2 of the Olympic Charter prohibits political propaganda at Olympic venues.
- Heraskevych, who held up a 'No War in Ukraine' sign at the 2022 Beijing Olympics before Russia's invasion, hopes the IOC allows him to wear the tribute helmet in competition, saying, "We have to show also the huge price of Ukraine's freedom.
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Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych wore a helmet with portraits of Ukrainian athletes who died in Russia's aggressive war in Ukraine during training at the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) subsequently banned him from wearing the helmet, the athlete said on Instagram. The IOC has not yet issued an official statement, according to the British station BBC Sport.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has defended his compatriot and 2026 Winter Olympics skeleton competitor Vladislav Geraskevych, who was reportedly banned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from wearing a helmet with portraits of Ukrainian athletes killed in Russian aggression at Thursday's competition in Cortina. The IOC has not officially confirmed the ban.
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladislav Heraskevich has announced that the International Olympic Committee has banned him from competing with a helmet depicting athletes who died during the war in Ukraine. The 26-year-old wore the helmet during training for the Winter Olympics in Cortina. The Olympic Committee has not yet confirmed the ban, but the war-torn country has already reacted to the news. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed tha…
Vladislav Heraskevics claims that the IOC is referring to Olympic rules that prohibit political manifestations.
The helmet of Vladyslav Heraskevyts depicts athletes who died during the war in Ukraine.
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