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IOC bans another Ukrainian athlete from wearing helmet with slogan at Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has continued to put pressure on Ukrainian athletes competing at the 2026 Olympic Games.

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Ukrainian trains in helmet honoring fellow athletes killed in war. IOC says it's banned for race
Ukrainian Olympic athlete on collision course with IOC over helmet honoring war victims
'look surreal' from Ukraine, artist behind war dead helmet says
Ukrainian artist Iryna Prots watches the Winter Olympics in the rare moments she has power at home, but the creator of skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych's banned helmet depicting Ukraine's war dead...

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IOC urges Ukrainian racer to compete amid row over banned war victim helmet
IOC 'begs' Ukraine's Heraskevych to race without war dead helmet but athlete is defiant
Ukraine's Heraskevych says he will compete in banned helmet, defying IOC
"Because of their (the dead athletes') sacrifice, we are able to compete here as a team. I will not betray them," Heraskevych told an outdoor press conference by the Olympic rings in Cortina on Tuesda...

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Skeleton-Ukraine's Heraskevych says IOC has banned helmet showing athletes killed in war
This Ukrainian Luger's Handwritten Message Is Going Viral After Officials Banned Her Teammate's Special Memorial Helmet

What to Know About the Olympic Political Speech Restrictions

A Ukrainian athlete could face disciplinary action over a helmet commemorating athletes killed in the war with Russia.

Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych is the most important athlete at the Olympics right now

The International Olympic Committee is not an organization that generally begs, but they are begging Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych not to compete in a customized helmet showing the faces of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed since Russian invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Ukraine's lone figure skater was exhausted worrying about his family. Now he's at the Olympics

Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak was exhausted last summer as he trained for the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games