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Skeleton racer disqualified from Olympics returns to Ukraine, plans fundraiser for fallen athletes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday met with athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych who was disqualified from the Winter Olympic Games in Italy this week.

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Ukrainian Olympic athlete disqualified over helmet commemorating victims of Russian invasion

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Ukraine Olympic athlete disqualified for memorial helmet meets Zelenskyy

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Disqualified Ukrainian racer reveals fresh tribute to fallen athletes as he returns home from Olympics

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has returned to a Kyiv grappling with power, heating, and water disruptions, yet finds solace in being home after his disqualification from the Milan Cor...

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Heraskevych: IOC "swayed by Russian propaganda"

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Everything that happened on Day 11 at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics 2026

6 athletes to compete under Russian flag at Paralympics

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Ukrainian officials to boycott Winter Paralympics after Russian athletes were allowed to compete under country's flag

Ukrainian officials will not attend the Winter Paralympics following the news that Russian athletes will be allowed to compete under their country's flag at the games.

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Ukraine protests as Russians cleared to fly their flag at Paralympics

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Ukraine minister criticises Paralympics for allowing Russian athletes to compete

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Ukraine officials will boycott Paralympics over Russia's participation, sports minister says

Ukraine officials will boycott the Milano Cortina Paralympics next month over the participation of a handful of Russian and Belarusian athletes, who have been cleared to compete under their flag, Ukra...

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Russia, Belarus athletes will compete in Paralympics under national flags

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Ukrainian officials to boycott Winter Paralympics over decision to allow Russians to compete under their flag

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Ukrainian officials to boycott Paralympics after Russian competitors reinstated

“In response to the Paralympics organisers’ outrageous decision to let Russians and Belarusians compete under their national flags, Ukrainian public officials will not attend the Paralympic Games,” Bi...

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Ukraine’s Winter Olympians led out by Russian at opening ceremony

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Six athletes to compete under Russian flag at Paralympics

Ukraine outraged over Olympic ban on athlete honouring war victims

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.

2026 Winter Olympics: Appeal denied for Ukrainian athlete banned for wearing helmet honoring victims of war

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) denied Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych's appeal of his disqualification from the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. The CAS agreed with the International Olympic Committee's assertion that Heraskevych's plan to wear a helmet honoring Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine would violate Olympic rules against making political statement on the field of play.

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Zelenskyy rips IOC after Ukrainian athlete gets disqualified over helmet honoring victims of Russian war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted the IOC on Thursday after one of the country's athletes was disqualified over his helmet tribue.