CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — Olha Scherhyna stood on an icy slope at the Cortina Sliding Center, wiping tears from the corners of her eyes. She had blue and yellow paint on both cheeks, and a flag of the same colors tied around her shoulders. The colors of Ukraine.
She took pictures of a scoreboard that bore the lineup of competitors in Heat 1 of the Olympic men’s skeleton competition. The name of the athlete she came to support was missing.
