Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the 2026 Winter Olympics for refusing to remove a helmet honoring Ukrainians killed in the war. The IOC cited field-of-play expression rules, despite offering alternative tributes.
Olympic Athlete Disqualified Over War Memorial Helmet
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