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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tim Reynolds

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych trains again in banned helmet, despite IOC ruling

APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Skeleton - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych trained again in his banned helmet Wednesday, one day before the start of his race at the Milan Cortina Games and with the International Olympic Committee urging him to make his point differently.

Heraskevych came to the Olympics with a customized helmet showing the faces of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches who were killed during their country's war with Russia, a conflict that started shortly after the 2022 Beijing Games ended.

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