Heraskevych has had his accreditation withdrawn after continuing to wear his helmet of remembrance
Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych has been banned from competing at the Winter Olympics for continuing to wear a helmet which features images of athletes killed during Russia's invasion of his home country.
Heraskevych, who wore the helmet in all of his training runs before the competition began on Thursday, was told by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday it "does not comply" with the Olympic charter and said he was not allowed to wear it.
But on Wednesday he again wore the helmet to official training and told BBC Sport he believed he "has all the rights" to wear it.
IOC president Kirsty Coventry visited the 26-year-old at Cortina's sliding track before the first skeleton heat on Thursday and the IOC said Heraskevych "did not consider any form of compromise".
