Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych had his Winter Games come to an abrupt and controversial end last week when he was disqualified before even competing over the helmet he decided to wear in the event.
Heraskevych, 27, had images of over 20 athletes and coaches on his helmet who had been killed in the Ukraine-Russia war. The International Olympic Committee disqualified him over a rule that states “no kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas."
