Winter Olympics, skeleton and Ukrainian

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Ukrainian skeleton athlete loses appeal, but already knew his chance of racing in Olympics is over
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych took his case to sport's highest court on Friday, detailing the reasons why he wanted to race at the Milan Cortina Olympics in a helmet that paid tribute to his country's war victims.

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2026 Winter Olympics: Ukraine skeleton racer banned for wearing helmet honoring victims of war
Ukrainian skeleton racer disqualified from Winter Olympics over tribute helmet
Ukrainian athlete tests the Olympic rules on free speech — and gets disqualified
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych left, holds his crash helmet at the mixed zone of the sliding center at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.

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Race day arrives for Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych, who says he'll use banned helmet
Ukrainian skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych has appeal dismissed over Olympics disqualification
Winter Olympics 2026: Ukraine luge team shows support for Vladyslav Heraskevych with post-race demonstration
"U.S. figure skater, Canadian freeskier, Israeli skeleton athlete who is also here today, they didn't face the same things,” Heraskevych told reporters after meeting with IOC president Kirsty Coventry...

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy hits out after Olympics bars Ukrainian racer
‘It’s emptiness’: banned Ukrainian athlete accuses IOC of fuelling Russia’s propaganda

Janine Flock grabs a tense midway lead in women's skeleton, chasing elusive Olympic gold

Janine Flock leads the women's skeleton race at the Milan Cortina Games, and she is chasing the Olympic medal she still does not have.

USA's Austin Florian Wears Custom 'Venom' Helmet in Photo from Skeleton Race at 2026 Winter Olympics

American skeleton racer Austin Florian was the talk of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday thanks to the custom Venom helmet he wore while flying down the track at Cortina Sliding Centre.
Korea JoongAng Daily

Skeleton racer Jung Seung-gi pushed his body past the brink. Now, he's an Olympian again.

Skeleton racer Jung Seung-gi is making his return to the Olympic stage in Italy after overcoming a nearly career-ending — and potentially life-changing — back injury that paralyzed him from the waist down.
Total Pro Sports

The Entire Internet Is Tripping Out Over American Skeleton Racer Austin Florian’s Custom ‘Venom’ Helmet At The Olympics [PHOTOS]

American Olympic skeleton competitor Austin Florian had fans in shock after competing with a customized Venom helmet.
WFAE 90.7

'It's incredible': Queens University alum to compete in Olympic skeleton event

As part of the Winter Olympics, Team USA will slide across the ice headfirst on a sled on Friday in the skeleton race. The race will feature a former Queens University of Charlotte student.

Meet Mystique Ro, the U.S. skeleton star who hates roller coasters and is allergic to ice

American Mystique Ro was terrified the first time she rode a skeleton sled. Now she's one of the favorites to win Olympic gold in the sport.

Heraskevych hopes to win appeal, but knows his chance of racing in Olympics is over

A top Ukrainian skeleton racer appeals his Olympic disqualification after he insists on wearing a tribute helmet with images of people killed in the war.

Heraskevych’s ‘helmet of memory’ forces IOC on to PR back foot at Winter Olympics

Skeleton racer sacrificed his dream of winning a medal and succeeded in putting the horrors of the war in Ukraine back on the agenda