MILAN (AP) — Political pressure on Olympic officials, like in the case of the Ukraine skeleton racer’s memorial helmet at the Milan Cortina Games, is nothing new, according to a long-time IOC insider.

Russian and Belarusian athletes are again competing under the Individual Neutral Athletes -- or AINs -- name in Italy due to Russia's involvement in the ongoing war with Ukraine. Russia had over 200 ...

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Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych has been banned from the Milan/Cortina Olympics over a dispute concerning a helmet he wanted to wear at the skeleton competitioin to commemorate athletes killed in the ...

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IOC President in tears after Ukrainian athlete is kicked out. Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been kicked out of the Olympics in one of the most controversial episodes in Games ...

Vladyslav Heraskevych, a skeleton athlete for Team Ukraine, was disqualified after refusing to change helmets at the Milan Cortina Games. The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics saw one of the biggest ...

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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said Tuesday he still wants to compete at the Milan Cortina Games wearing a helmet that commemorates athletes from his ...

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych says the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned him from wearing his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine. The ...