Mit einem besonderen Helm will ein Skeleton-Pilot aus der Ukraine bei Olympia an den Krieg in seiner Heimat erinnern. Das IOC sieht darin einen Regelverstoß. Der Sportler will das nicht hinnehmen.

Ukranian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych claims the IOC has banned his helmet featuring images of people killed in the war in his home country, in a decision that "breaks my…

"I believe they deserve to be with me on competition day," Heraskevych told an outdoor press conference by the Olympic rings in Cortina on Tuesday.