Ukrainian competitor displays images of athletes killed in war on Winter Olympics helmet

Feb 9, 2026 - 16:15
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Ukrainian competitor displays images of athletes killed in war on Winter Olympics helmet
  • Heraskevych held up ‘No War in Ukraine’ sign in Beijing

  • IOC have contacted Ukrainian officials over his protest

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych trained on Monday at the Winter Olympics in a helmet with images of compatriots killed during the war in Ukraine, delivering on a promise to use the event to keep attention on the conflict.

“Some of them were my friends,” Heraskevych, who is his country’s flag bearer, said after his training session at the Cortina sliding centre. Continue reading...

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