Ukrainian racer defies IOC ban
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Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych defied an IOC ban by wearing a "helmet of memory" during Winter Olympics training, the IOC warned he faced disqualification.
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Reposted by Michael Gentile
Shameful — yet not shocking — that the IOC banned Vladyslav Heraskevych from wearing a helmet portraying Ukrainian athletes whose lives were claimed by russia.
Why is telling the stories of athletes who will never compete in the Olympics labelled "political"?
Full support for Vladyslav.
Why is telling the stories of athletes who will never compete in the Olympics labelled "political"?
Full support for Vladyslav.
February 10, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Shameful — yet not shocking — that the IOC banned Vladyslav Heraskevych from wearing a helmet portraying Ukrainian athletes whose lives were claimed by russia.
Why is telling the stories of athletes who will never compete in the Olympics labelled "political"?
Full support for Vladyslav.
Why is telling the stories of athletes who will never compete in the Olympics labelled "political"?
Full support for Vladyslav.
by Amir Attaran
If the Olympic Committee learned anything after Hitler’s Berlin Olympics of 1936, they keep it very well hidden.
Ukrainian Olympian Says He’ll Race With Banned Helmet Honoring War Dead
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February 10, 2026 at 10:13 PM
If the Olympic Committee learned anything after Hitler’s Berlin Olympics of 1936, they keep it very well hidden.
Reposted by Karen O’Leary
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wears a helmet honoring over 650 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed in russia’s invasion.
The IOC banned it as "political," but Ukraine’s Olympic Committee argues it’s a tribute, not a statement.
The IOC banned it as "political," but Ukraine’s Olympic Committee argues it’s a tribute, not a statement.
February 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wears a helmet honoring over 650 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed in russia’s invasion.
The IOC banned it as "political," but Ukraine’s Olympic Committee argues it’s a tribute, not a statement.
The IOC banned it as "political," but Ukraine’s Olympic Committee argues it’s a tribute, not a statement.
The Haitian delegation is now in good company in terms of the suppression of images on their uniforms.
The International Olympic Committee has told a Ukrainian skeleton athlete he cannot wear a helmet that commemorates the lives of Ukrainian athletes lost since Russia’s invasion in competition at the Winter Games, saying it breaks Olympic rules on neutrality.
February 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The Haitian delegation is now in good company in terms of the suppression of images on their uniforms.
by Robert Black
If they don't put Marsak ahead of that Russian skater, it means IOC supports Putin. I don't make the rules
February 10, 2026 at 6:48 PM
If they don't put Marsak ahead of that Russian skater, it means IOC supports Putin. I don't make the rules