A Ukrainian skeleton racer has been banned from competing at the Winter Olympics after wearing a helmet honoring athletes who have died in the Ukraine War. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) ...

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a likely medal contender at the Milan Cortina Games, was not allowed to compete Thursday after refusing a last-minute ...

The decision came roughly 45 minutes before the start of the competition and ended a three-day saga where Heraskevych knew he was risking being pulled from the Games by wearing the helmet, one that ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO/MILAN, Italy, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Olympic skeleton competition on Thursday over his "helmet of remembrance" depicting ...

Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Olympic skeleton competition on Thursday over his “helmet of remembrance” depicting athletes killed since Russia’s invasion despite a ...