The decision to ban Heraskevych has drawn shock and condemnation from many former and current Olympic athletes.
Lizzy Yarnold, Team GB’s two-time Olympic skeleton gold medallist, told BBC Sport: “I think it is actually quite shocking. Within the…
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UK to provide Ukraine with 1,000 air defense missiles
The United Kingdom today announced it will provide Ukraine with additional multirole missiles to strengthen the country’s air defense. The package includes 1,000 missiles.
According to Ukrinform, the UK Ministry of Defence stated this on the social media platform…
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‘Shocking’ or correct – why Ukraine skeleton slider was banned
The biggest controversy of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics came to a head on Thursday morning, as Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from competing.
Heraskevych, who was his country’s flagbearer at the opening ceremony, wished to…
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‘Shocking’ or correct – why Ukraine skeleton slider was banned
The biggest controversy of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics came to a head on Thursday morning, as Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from competing.
Heraskevych, who was his country’s flagbearer at the opening ceremony, wished to…
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‘The price of our dignity’: Ukraine’s Heraskevych after Olympic exit
Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych was barred from competing in the Milan/Cortina Olympics over a dispute concerning a helmet he wanted to wear in the skeleton event to honour athletes killed in the war with Russia.
A last-ditch effort by…
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2026 Winter Olympics: Why Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned for remembrance helmet
The decision to disqualify Heraskevych has drawn shock and condemnation from many former and current Olympic athletes.
Lizzy Yarnold, Team GB’s two-time Olympic skeleton gold medallist, told BBC Sport: “I think it is actually quite shocking….
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Kim close to naming teenage daughter as future North Korean leader, South believes | North Korea
South Korea’s spy agency has told lawmakers it believes the teenage daughter of Kim Jong-un, the North Korean dictator, is close to being designated as the country’s future leader, as Kim moves to extend the family dynasty to a fourth…
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Ukrainian Olympian Disqualified Over Helmet Honoring Athletes Killed In War
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified at the 2026 Winter Olympics after refusing to remove a helmet honoring athletes killed in Russia’s war on Ukraine, which features portraits of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes killed since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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