Ukrainian athlete defies Olympic ban on tribute helmet

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Ukrainian Olympian's helmet honoring fallen athletes banned by IOC
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will not be allowed to wear a helmet during the 2026 Winter Olympics which honors fallen Ukrainian athletes.

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Ukrainian Olympics star banned from wearing helmet tribute to war dead
Ukraine skeleton racer banned from wearing helmet honoring fallen athletes
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych vowed that he would wear his helmet "on race day" despite a ban imposed by Olympic chiefs.

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Ukrainian Olympic athlete to wear helmet commemorating victims of Russian invasion despite IOC ban
Ukraine's Heraskevych says he will compete in banned helmet, defying IOC
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

Ukraine skeleton racer Heraskevych says IOC has banned helmet showing athletes killed in war

The IOC said it has not received an official request to use the helmet in competition. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.