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The Ukrainian skeleton athlete, a medal contender at the Milano-Cortina Games, was not allowed to compete after refusing a last-minute plea from the International Olympic Committee to not race with the helmet that honours his country’s athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia. CBC | Sports News
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Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych is the most important athlete at the Olympics right now
The International Olympic Committee is not an organization that generally begs, but they are begging Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych not to compete in a customized helmet showing the faces of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed since Russian invaded Ukraine in 2022. CBC | World News
Read More »Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Winter Olympics over banned helmet
Heraskevych came to the Olympics with a customized helmet showing the faces of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches who were killed during the war, a conflict that started shortly after the 2022 Beijing Games ended. CBC | Sports News
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