Ukraine luge team shows support for Vladyslav Heraskevych

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Winter Olympics 2026: Ukraine luge team shows support for Vladyslav Heraskevych with post-race demonstration
Following its run in Thursday's luge relay competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Team Ukraine showed support for skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych, with each member kneeling and raising their he...

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Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych Out of Winter Olympics Because of Banned Helmet Honoring War Dead
Ukrainians rally in support of Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych, banned for his helmet
Ukrainian athlete risks Olympic ban over helmet honoring the fallen
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych may be disqualified for wearing a helmet displaying portraits of athletes killed in the war.

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Ukrainian skeleton slider withdrawn from Olympics after ‘refusing to adhere’ to IOC rules on helmet honoring dead compatriots
Zelensky accuses Olympics of ‘playing into Russia’s hands’ after Ukraine athlete disqualified
Winter Olympics Milano Cortina 2026: Vladyslav Heraskevych Barred By IOC For His Controversial Helmet
The helmet of remembrance featured portraits of 24 Ukrainian athletes and children killed during the Russian invasion.

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Ukrainian Winter Olympics team in furious act of defiance after teammate is thrown out for helmet honoring war dead
Ukrainian Athlete Tests the Olympic Rules on Free Speech - and Gets Disqualified

Ukraine luge team kneels in protest after teammate disqualified for helmet

The luge team representing Ukraine took a collective knee, raising their helmets over their heads after the relay event in solidarity with disqualified teammate Vladyslav Heraskevych.

Ukrainian Lugers Kneel in Protest Hours After Teammate Is Disqualified Over Helmet

Skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified for refusing to change his helmet from one that features the faces of athletes and coaches killed in Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
NBC Olympics

Who is competing in the Olympic luge team relay?

The team relay will be the final luge event of the Milan Cortina Olympics and will take place Thursday in Italy.
Daily Sabah

Tears, outrage as Ukrainian banned from Olympics over memorial helmet

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a likely medal contender at the Winter Olympics, was barred from racing Thursday after refusing to

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’