Olympic officials ruled that Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet violated a prohibition on political speech, setting off outrage at the Winter Games in Italy. He plans to appeal the decision. By Heather ...

Milan — Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said he would wear a helmet showing images of some of his fellow Ukrainian athletes who have been killed in Russia's war on his country when he ...

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 ...

If you only watch football during the Super Bowl then you might be really confused why some players are wearing oversized, oddly-shaped matte helmets compared to everyone else on the field. These are ...

The Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych says he is ready to be disqualified on Thursday because he does not want to betray his country’s dead athletes. In what is likely to be an ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a likely medal contender at the Milan Cortina Games, was barred from racing Thursday after refusing a last-minute plea ...

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 ...

The International Olympic Committee said they disqualified Vladyslav Heraskevych over his "refusal to comply" with Olympic rules Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering ...

Helmet depicts Ukrainian athletes killed in war with Russia IOC unable to find compromise solution Heraskevych eventually allowed to keep accreditation Racer appeals ban with Court of Arbitration for ...

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych told CNN on Tuesday that he will defy the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and wear his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in ...

The Team GB skeleton helmets will remain banned at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal against the ruling from the British ...

A skeleton racing athlete from Ukraine has been disqualified from the 2026 Winter Olympics, the IOC announced Thursday. Vladyslav Heraskevych, who was Ukraine's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, ...