Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet depicts fellow athletes who have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion of his country.

Vladyslav Heraskevych says he will wear a helmet featuring images of people killed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, despite it being banned by the International Olympic…

The IOC banned Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from wearing a helmet honoring Ukrainian athletes killed in war at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Vladyslav Heraskevych has been warned he faces disqualification from the Winter Olympics if he wears a ‘helmet of memory’ for his country’s war dead, but has hit back at the IOC…

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych continues to wear a helmet featuring images of people killed during Russia's invasion of his home country, despite the IOC banning…

Der ukrainische Skeleton-Pilot Vladislav Heraskevych will trotz IOC-Verbots einen Helm mit Bildern getöteter Sportler tragen. Die Erinnerung an seine im Krieg getöteten Freunde…

Iryna Prots, who created the helmet featuring Ukrainian athletes killed in Russia's war, described the design as "a challenge" to the world to confront the reality of war.

Skeletonpilot Wladislaw Heraskewytsch darf wegen eines Helms mit Bildern getöteter Sportler nicht bei Olympia starten. Das IOC bleibt hart. Der Ukrainer zieht vor die Sportrichter.

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is banned from competing at the Winter Olympics for continuing to wear a helmet which features images of athletes killed during…

Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was kicked out of the Olympics for wearing a helmet honoring fellow athletes killed in Russia's invasion.

El abanderado de Ucrania en los Juegos Olímpicos de invierno se negó a acatar la orden del COI

The Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladylsav Heraskevych has been kicked out of the Winter Olympics after he refused to back down from wanting to wear a ‘helmet of memory’ in honour of…

Vladyslav Heraskevych said the decision "plays along with Russia’s narrative” and accused the IOC of betraying the memory of the athletes.

IOC bans Vladyslav Heraskevych for repeatedly wearing helmet that depicts Ukrainian athletes killed in war with Russia.

The IOC said it had offered Vladyslav Heraskevych other options instead of wearing a banned helmet, which depicts athletes killed in the war in Ukraine. He refused, arguing that…

"Sport shouldn't mean amnesia, and the Olympic movement should help stop wars, not play into the hands of aggressors," said Ukraine's president.

The biggest controversy of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics came to a head on Thursday morning, as Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from competing.

The Olympics and politics often mix and here's some competitors who were punished for it.

Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych is banned from the Olympics for refusing to replace a helmet that honored dead compatriots, officials said Thursday.

Skeleton racer sacrificed his dream of winning a medal and succeeded in putting the horrors of the war in Ukraine back on the agenda

The controversy over the IOC’s decision to bar the Ukrainian from competing has cast a long shadow over the Games