Ukrainian skeleton athlete urged by IOC to ditch helmet protest or face Olympics ban
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<ul><li><p>Heraskevych faces potential disqualification</p></li><li><p>Athlete calls situation ‘theater of the absurd’</p></li></ul><p>The Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been warned that he faces disqualification from the Winter Olympics if he wears <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/09/ukraine-vladyslav-heraskevych-displays-images-athletes-killed-in-war-helmet-winter-olympics">a “helmet
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<ul><li><p>Heraskevych faces potential disqualification</p></li><li><p>Athlete calls situation ‘theater of the absurd’</p></li></ul><p>The Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been warned that he faces disqualification from the Winter Olympics if he wears <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/09/ukraine-vladyslav-heraskevych-displays-images-athletes-killed-in-war-helmet-winter-olympics">a “helmet