Ukrainian Olympic athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was out of the 2026 Winter Olympics over a helmet honoring athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia.

The cold wind whipping around in Cortina was not what would keep Vladyslav Heraskevych from competing in skeleton Thursday.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a likely medal contender at the Milan Cortina Games, was barred from racing Thursday after refusing a last-minute plea from the International Olympic Committee to not use a helmet that honors more than 20 athletes and coaches killed since Russia invaded his country four years ago.

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A Ukrainian athlete has been disqualified from the Winter Olympics over his insistence on wearing a helmet honoring people killed in his country's war with Russia

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Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back. That created an emotional and historic moment of Winter Games lore.