European Commissioner for Sport Glenn Micallef said he respected the International Olympic Committee's decision to disqualify a Ukrainian skeleton racer over his custom helmet featuring portraits of fallen Ukrainian athletes, while expressing sadness that "the situation could not be resolved."
Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified before his first run at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, after the IOC banned him from using his custom-made helmet, which features portraits of Ukrainian athletes killed in Russia’s full-scale invasion since early 2022.
