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Ukrainian skeleton racer at Olympics seeks approval for helmet tribute to fallen athletes
Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych starts for a men’s skeleton training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026.

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Ukrainian Olympian tells CNN he will continue honoring athletes killed in war: ‘Some things are more important than sports’
Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Wears Helmet Displaying Athletes Killed in War During Winter Olympics Training
Ukraine skeleton racer banned from wearing helmet honoring fallen athletes
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych vowed that he would wear his helmet "on race day" despite a ban imposed by Olympic chiefs.

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IOC allows Ukrainian athlete to wear black armband, but bans helmet honoring fallen athletes
Ukraine's Heraskevych says he will compete in banned helmet, defying IOC
Skeleton-Ukraine's Heraskevych says IOC has banned helmet showing athletes killed in war
Visible on the helmet are teenage weightlifter Alina Perehudova, boxer Pavlo Ischenko, ice hockey player Oleksiy Loginov, actor and athlete Ivan Kononenko, diving athlete and coach Mykyta Kozubenko, s...

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Ukrainian skeleton racer wears remembrance helmet at 2026 Olympics training despite IOC ban
IOC suggests Ukrainian skeleton racer Heraskevych wear black armband instead of remembrance helmet