A Ukrainian skeleton racer at the Winter Olympics has been training in a helmet with images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine. Vladyslav Heraskevych is delivering on a promise to use the Olympics to keep attention on the conflict, despite Olympic rules prohibiting political demonstrations at venues. The 26-year-old said the International Olympic Committee had contacted Ukraine’s Olympic Committee over his helmet and that the case was still being processed. #winterolympics #ukraine | R

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said he will defy an International Olympic Committee ban and compete in his “helmet of remembrance” honoring those killed in the war with Russia. 🔗 Click our link in bio for more. | Reuters

A Ukrainian Olympic skeleton racer has been banned from wearing a helmet that has pictures of people killed in the war with Russia. But Vladyslav Heraskevych said he will continue to use it. The International Olympic Committee said the helmet broke a rule banning any “kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda.” The Ukrainian Olympic Committee has appealed the decision saying it doesn’t break any rules and it’s in remembrance of those who have lost their lives. The IOC sa

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WATCH: Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych cannot wear his "helmet of remembrance" honouring those killed in the war with Russia at the Winter Olympics skeleton competition but may use a black armband, the International Olympic Committee ruled on Tuesday, February 10. The 27-year-old, who displayed a "No War in Ukraine" sign at Beijing 2022 days before Russia's invasion, had been training in Italy with headgear showing images of slain Ukrainian athletes. He condemned the IOC decision as unfair. | AB

Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych holds a press conference after being told by the International Olympic Committee that he will not be allowed to wear a "helmet of remembrance" in the skeleton competition at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games. The helmet shows images of Ukraine's athletes killed during the war with Russia. #MilanoCortina #WinterOlympics #Heraskevych #Ukraine #IOC #Skeleton #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ | Reut