The Latest Breaking News from Kirsty Coventry

Ukrainian athlete tests the Olympic rules on free speech - and gets disqualified

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych pushed at the limits of the International Olympic Committee’s rules on freedom of expression, and the global sports body pushed back

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Who is Kirsty Coventry? The tearful IOC president at centre of Ukraine athlete helmet ban

Kirsty Coventry was appointed president of the IOC last year. Her organisation have banned a Ukrainian athlete over his helmet which paid tribute to those lost in the Russia war

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Winter Olympics recap: Brignone completes dramatic comeback and Ukrainian athlete excluded

It's a day marked by a comeback and controversy at the Milan Cortina Olympics

The Independent UK · Feb 12

Ukrainian racer says Winter Olympic ban over war victim helmet a win for Russian propaganda

Skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych met with IOC president Kirsty Coventry ahead of the competition on Thursday morning

The Independent UK · Feb 12

‘It’s emptiness’: banned Ukrainian athlete accuses IOC of fuelling Russia’s propaganda

The Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been kicked out of the Winter Olympics after he refused to back down from wanting to wear a ‘helmet of memory’ in honour of Ukraine’s war dead

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12

Winter Olympics 2026: Ukrainian athlete kicked out over helmet tribute, Lollobrigida claims dramatic speed skating gold – as it happened

Day six of Milano Cortina 2026 was overshadowed by the controversy over Vladyslav Heraskevych being barred from competing owing to his ‘helmet of memory’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12

Qatar’s beIN Sports wins LA 2028 media rights in buildup to 2036 Olympics bid

Qatar has infrastructure in place from the 2022 World Cup but is likely to be in a contest with Ahmedabad, India as the other host candidate

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

Ukraine sports minister hits out ‘irresponsible’ people who want Russia to return to Olympics

Matvii Bidnyi, Ukraine's minister of youth and sports, said that any change would appear to condone Russia's invasion

The Independent UK · Feb 9

New IOC rules on gender eligibility expected ‘in next few months’

An IOC spokesperson confirmed new regulations on eligibility to compete in women’s sport are expected in the first half of this year

The Independent UK · Feb 7

“I Feel Bad For The Athletes”: JD Vance Gets Booed At The Winter Olympics Inauguration Ceremony

“I'm afraid that this is just a small reflection of how America is viewed on the world stage!” wrote one netizen.

Bored Panda · Feb 7