Russian carried Ukraine placard at Olympics opening ceremony
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Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak was exhausted last summer as he trained for the upcoming Milan Cortina Olympics. Drained, anxious and often unable to sleep, the 21-year-old could not stop thinking about his family back in Ukraine: His father is in the army on the front lines and his mother is in Kyiv,
27-year-old Vladyslav Heraskevych shared that he had donned the helmet in an effort to speak out about Russia's war on Ukraine
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will not competeafter refusing a last-minute plea from the IOC to use a helmet other than the one that honors more than 20 of his country's athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia.
Olympic politics, intrigue and sports marketing history recounted in IOC insider's new book - Political pressure on Olympic officials, like in the case of the Ukraine skeleton racer’s memorial helmet at the Milan Cortina Games,
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Ukraine skeleton helmet controversy, explained: Why Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from competing at Olympics
Heraskevych will no longer compete in Milan after the IOC announced his disqualification.
CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s historic Chernihiv biathlon and cross-country training center, which produced the country’s first Olympic medalist, remains in ruins after Russia’s 2022 invasion. Despite bombed-out buildings and constant air ...
This Friday, nearly 3,000 athletes will gather in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy. For two weeks, these men and women will compete in 16 disciplines where they will look to make their mark on sports history.