Ukrainian Olympian honors athletes killed in war

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Winter Olympics 2026: IOC bans two Ukrainian athletes from wearing helmets focusing on war
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych has been told by the International Olympic Committee that he cannot wear a helmet that commemorates Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia.

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Ukrainian trains in helmet honoring fellow athletes killed in war. IOC says it's banned for race
Ukrainian Olympian tells CNN he will continue honoring athletes killed in war: 'Some things are more important than sports'
Ukraine's Heraskevych says he will compete in banned helmet, defying IOC
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said on Tuesday he will defy an International Olympic Committee ban and compete in his "helmet of remembrance" honouring those killed in the war with Rus...

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Ukrainian Winter Olympian Says IOC Banned Helmet Picturing Those Killed In Russia War
Ukrainian skeleton racer at Olympics says his helmet tribute to fallen athletes won't be allowed
Skeleton-Ukraine's Heraskevych says IOC has banned helmet showing athletes killed in war
Visible on the helmet are teenage weightlifter Alina Perehudova, boxer Pavlo Ischenko, ice hockey player Oleksiy Loginov, actor and athlete Ivan Kononenko, diving athlete and coach Mykyta Kozubenko, s...

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Ukrainian skeleton racer wears remembrance helmet at 2026 Olympics training despite IOC ban
IOC suggests Ukrainian skeleton racer Heraskevych wear black armband instead of remembrance helmet

Russian Olympic champion Tikhonov attacks Ukrainian athletes over ethnicity and political stance at 2026 Games

Former biathlete Alexander Tikhonov lashed out at Ukrainian Olympians Vladyslav Heraskevych and Kyrylo Marsak, calling them “idiots” and echoing Russian propaganda narratives about Ukraine’s future.

‘We can’t win this alone’: Ukraine’s flag bearer urges world not to forget war, hints at protest over IOC’s neutral policy

Ukraine’s Winter Olympics flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych says that his teammates could stage protests at the Milan Cortina Games over the decision to allow neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in Italy.