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Winter Olympics 2026: IOC bans Ukrainian skeleton athlete from wearing helmet honoring athletes killed in war
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych has been told by the International Olympic Committee that he cannot wear a helmet that commemorates Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia.

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Ukrainian Olympics star banned from wearing helmet tribute to war dead
Ukrainian trains in helmet honoring fellow athletes killed in war. IOC says it's banned for race
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 Olympian tells CNN he will continue honoring athletes killed in war: ‘Some things are more important than sports’
IOC bans Ukrainian Olympian’s helmet honouring war-fallen athletes
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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