MILAN (AP) — Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee's rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back. That ...

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ripped the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday after an athlete was disqualified for wearing a helmet to honor victims in the war with Russia. The ...

Ukrainian Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the men’s skeleton event on Thursday after he refused to use any other helmet other than the one honoring his country’s athletes who were ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO Italy, February 12 - Following are political incidents or protests that have led to the disqualification of athletes from the Olympic Games: 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics – ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — A Ukrainian athlete who was disqualified from the Winter Olympics on Thursday over his insistence on wearing a helmet honoring people killed in his country's war with Russia ...

As some of the world’s top athletes gather in northern Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics, many may enjoy the country’s pasta and pizza while sticking closely to their optimal nutrition routines and ...

MILAN — A Ukrainian skeleton athlete was barred from competing at the Winter Olympics just hours before his race on Thursday, after he refused to remove a helmet honoring compatriots killed in ...

Vladislav Heraskevych of Team Ukraine shows his helmet, featuring images of fellow Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, after he was barred from racing on February 12 ...

Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych has been disqualified from the Winter Olympics for “refusing to adhere” to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) athlete expression guidelines ...

Many Olympians juggle elite training with full-time careers to make the finances work. From lab techs to firefighters, these athletes built surprising parallel professions. Some are already preparing ...

Amelia Carr received funding from the Australian Institute of Sport for a research project investigating the implementation of strategies to support athletes’ preparation for hot weather conditions, ...