Six Russians and four Belarusians will be allowed to compete at the upcoming Games in Milan. It will be the first time the Russian flag has flown at the Paralympics since 2014.
Ukraine has voiced outrage over a decision from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to bar their skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych from competing at the Milan/Cortina Games over a helmet dispute.
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Banned over a helmet, Olympian receives $200K from Ukraine's wealthiest billionaire: 'A true winner'
Ukraine's wealthiest person, billionaire Rinat Akhmetov recently donated more than $200K to the country's skeleton racer, Vladyslav Heraskevych who was banned from the 2026 Winter Olympics. The athlete was ousted from participating in the competition due to the controversial helmet that he donned to 'honour' Ukrainian sportsmen and women who had
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Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics because of banned helmet honoring war dead
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is out of the Milan Cortina Games after he refused to stop wearing a banned tribute helmet.
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Banned Olympic skeleton racer gets $200k donation from president of Ukraine’s biggest soccer club
Vladyslav Heraskevych's "helmet of remembrance" was banned by the IOC, with the Ukrainian losing a subsequent appeal to CAS.
The disqualification of the Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from the 2026 Winter Olympics shines a critical light on Rule 50 (2) of the Olympic Charter prohibiting political, racial,
The topic has become a debate during the 2026 Milan Cortina Games amid the conflicts involving Russia and Israel.
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