Ukrainian trains with helmet honouring fellow athletes killed in war. IOC says it's banned for race

2026-02-10 - 14:15

Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych will not be allowed to wear a "helmet of remembrance" in honour of ​those killed in the war with Russia in the skeleton competition at the Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. Not long afterward, Heraskevych wore the tribute helmet for his first of two training runs on Tuesday, which suggests that Ukraine has filed an appeal.