The IOC announced its decision to remove his accreditation before Heraskevych's first heats Thursday in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from competing at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified over his custom helmet, which shows the faces of athletes and coaches killed during the war with Russia.

Teammates show solidarity with Vladyslav Heraskevych, who says he is not violating IOC rules because remembrance is not a political statement.

“This is the price of our dignity,” Heraskevych said, in response to the International Olympic Committee's decision.

The Ukrainian luge relay team showed solidarity with skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych, barred from competing for wearing a helmet honoring Ukrainian athletes killed in the conflict with Russia.

The IOC ruled that the design of Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet violated its rules and couldn’t be worn in sliding ...

The International Olympic Committee has barred a Ukrainian skeleton racer from wearing a helmet with images of fellow ...

Vladyslav Heraskevych, the Ukrainian skeleton athlete who hoped to wear a helmet depicting images of over 20 athletes and coaches from his home country killed in Ukraine’s war with Russia, had his ...

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will not competeafter refusing a last-minute plea from the IOC to use a ...

Ukraine’s Winter Olympics flagbearer has accused the International Olympic Committee of betrayal after he was banned from ...

Olympic officials ruled that Vladyslav Heraskevych’s helmet violated a prohibition on political speech, setting off outrage at the Winter Games in Italy. He plans to appeal the decision.