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Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet honoring athletes killed in the war with Russia. Olympic officials cited a violation of the Games' prohibition on political speech, sparking outrage and criticism.
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Mr. Heraskevych, who competes in skeleton, a sledding event on an ice track, had said this week that he planned to race with it anyway.Moments before the competition on Thursday morning, Mr. Heraskevych held talks at the track in Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo with the president of the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry. The meeting ended with Mr. Heraskevych barred from competing and Ms. Coventry and the athlete\u2019s father both in tears following a failure to reach a compromise.\u201cI felt that it was really important to come and talk to him face to face,\u201d Ms. Coventry, who is presiding over her first Olympic Games, told reporters after the meeting. Ms. Coventry\u2019s direct and personal intervention underscored the stakes of a dispute that reverberated from Cortina to Milan, where the I.O.C. leadership is based during the Games, and all the way to Ukraine, where President Volodymyr Zelensky praised Mr. Heraskevych\u2019s courage and denounced Olympic officials for playing \u201cinto the hands of aggressors.\u201d\u201cHis helmet, bearing the portraits of fallen Ukrainian athletes, is about honor and remembrance,\u201d Mr. Zelensky wrote in a social media post. \u201cIt is a reminder to the whole world of what Russian aggression is and the cost of fighting for independence.\u201dSpeaking to reporters in Cortina, Mr. Heraskevych insisted that he had not broken any rules.\u201cThere are things more important than medals,\u201d he said. \u201cI stood up for what I believe in.\u201dImageMr. Heraskevych said that he did not think he had violated the International Olympic Committee\u2019s rules.Credit...Athit Perawongmetha\/ReutersThe I.O.C. said that it had no choice but to disqualify Mr. Heraskevych in order to preserve what its chief spokesman, Mark Adams, described as \u201cthe sanctity of the field of play.\u201d In the view of Olympic officials, the athlete\u2019s helmet, featuring portraits of 21 Ukrainian athletes killed in Russian attacks, some of whom he said were friends, violated a prohibition against political messages during competitions.In 2020, Olympic officials loosened the rules to allow athletes to make some forms of political statements during the Games on social media or to journalists, but not while competing or on the medal stand. Mr. Heraskevych had worn what he called his \u201cremembrance helmet\u201d during practice runs this week, but a clash had loomed for days over his use of it in the competition.Mr. Adams said at a daily news conference on Thursday that the I.O.C. had offered concessions to Mr. Heraskevych, including allowing him to wear a black armband to honor the fallen athletes and permitting him to bring his helmet into a post-race media zone. The athlete refused those offers.Mr. Adams said the I.O.C.\u2019s rules must remain in place for the Games not to descend into \u201cchaos,\u201d given other conflicts around the world.\u201cIf everyone wanted to express themselves in that way beyond a black armband, it would create a field of play which becomes a field of expression,\u201d he said.ImageMr. Heraskevych was Ukraine\u2019s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony in Cortina last week.Credit...James Hill for The New York TimesBut some critics accused Olympic officials of hypocrisy. Though the I.O.C. has portrayed the war in Ukraine as one of many conflicts, Russia\u2019s Olympic committee is the only one formally suspended from Olympic competition. That ban came into effect in 2022 after the Russian committee absorbed official sporting bodies in four occupied regions of Ukraine.Mr. Heraskevych argued that his tribute was no different from those that other athletes have displayed at the Games, including the American Max Naumov, who held up a photo of his parents after his figure skating competition on Tuesday. Mr. Naumov\u2019s parents were among 67 people killed in a midair collision over Washington, D.C., just over a year ago.This is the second Olympics at which Mr. Heraskevych has sought to bring attention to the situation in Ukraine. At the Beijing Winter Games in 2022, with Russian forces massed near Ukraine\u2019s borders and an invasion looming, he held up a sign after his final run that read, \u201cNo war in Ukraine.\u201d Mr. Heraskevych, who was Ukraine\u2019s flag-bearer at the opening ceremonies last week, will be allowed to remain at the Olympics in Italy, even though he is no longer eligible to compete, the I.O.C. said. He had ranked sixth in the 25-man skeleton field after training runs this week, putting him in medal contention, and his disqualification loomed over the start of the event on Thursday.ImageMykhailo Heraskevych, Mr. Heraskevych\u2019s father, reacting after his son was disqualified from the competition.Credit...Odd Andersen\/Agence France-Presse \u2014 Getty ImagesIvo Steinbergs, the coach of the Latvian team, prepared a protest letter and was encouraging other teams to sign it. The letter demands Mr. Heraskevych\u2019s reinstatement and a clearer distinction from the I.O.C. between a memorial tribute and political advocacy.Mr. Steinbergs said it was crushing to have seen Ms. Coventry and other officials call Mr. Heraskevych into a meeting before the first heat of the competition on Thursday morning, then to see him emerge with a disqualification letter and his father next to him in tears.\u201cAnd that was the end of his Olympics,\u201d Mr. Steinbergs said. \u201cHe was going for this for 12 years, and they just stole it from him.\u201dTom Johansen, the coach of the Danish skeleton team, said it was unfair to expect an athlete from Ukraine to put the war out of his mind at the Olympics and \u201cjust act like a robot.\u201dHis son, Rasmus Vestergaard Johansen, a racer who called Mr. Heraskevych a friend, said: \u201cHe is representing young people who died way too early, and I don\u2019t think any athlete, any people, should go through what Ukraine and what Vlad have gone through.\u201dUkrainian officials and other athletes have expressed support for Mr. Heraskevych. On Tuesday, Olena Smaha, a Ukrainian who competes in luge, wore a message on her glove during her competition that said: \u201cRemembrance is not a violation.\u201dImageOlena Smaha, a Ukrainian who competes in luge, wore a message on her glove to express support for Mr. Heraskevych.Credit...Richard Heathcote\/Getty ImagesBefore being elected to lead the I.O.C. last year, Ms Coventry, who won two gold medals in swimming for Zimbabwe, had been part of a group of athletes that helped the organization create its current rules on athlete expression.In her first year as president of the organization, the I.O.C. has tried to draw a firm distinction between sports and politics, with Ms. Coventry insisting that sports must be a \u201cneutral ground.\u201dBut in Italy, the I.O.C. has faced questions over the presence of some Russian athletes at the Games, competing under \u201cneutral\u201d status. And on the day of the opening ceremonies, a protest broke out in Milan over the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel on a State Department security team for the Games.Fans who gathered to watch the skeleton competition on Thursday lamented that Mr. Heraskevych had been disqualified over his helmet.\u201cIt\u2019s not political. It\u2019s a tribute to his friends,\u201d said Paolo Dallago, who lives in Cortina. \u201cIt\u2019s remembering that there\u2019s still a war, and a lot of people are dying.\u201dNataliia Novosolova contributed reporting.Heather Knight is a reporter in San Francisco, leading The Times\u2019s coverage of the Bay Area and Northern California.Tariq Panja is a global sports correspondent, focusing on stories where money, geopolitics and crime intersect with the sports world.Victor Mather, who has been a reporter and editor at The Times for 25 years, covers sports and breaking news.See more on: Russia-Ukraine War, International Olympic CommitteeRead 391 commentsShare full articleRelated ContentAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT", "ai_headline": "Ukrainian Olympian Is Disqualified Over Helmet Honoring War Dead", "ai_simplified_title": "Ukrainian Skeleton Athlete Disqualified Over Helmet Honoring War Dead at Olympics", "ai_excerpt": "Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet honoring athletes killed in the war with Russia. 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Russia-Ukraine WarThe LatestPhotosA Cruel Kyiv WinterRussiaโs Internet ClampdownPeace NegotiationsCasualtiesAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTUkrainian Olympian Is Disqualified Over Helmet Honoring War DeadOlympic officials ruled that Vladyslav Heraskevychโs helmet violated a prohibition on political speech, setting off outrage at the Winter Games in Italy.Listen to this article ยท 7:14 min Learn moreShare full articleUkraineโs Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified for wearing a helmet honoring athletes killed in the war with Russia.Credit...Franck Fife/Agence France-Presse โ Getty ImagesBy Heather KnightTariq Panja and Victor MatherHeather Knight reported from Cortina dโAmpezzo, Italy, and Tariq Panja from Milan.Feb. 12, 2026Updated 10:54 a.m. ETA Ukrainian athlete was disqualified from the Winter Olympics on Thursday over his plans to wear a helmet honoring countrymen killed in the war with Russia, a decision that drew outrage and touched off the biggest cr...
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๐ค The author ๐ News Article ๐ท๏ธ Olympics , Russia , Suspension ๐ a116251e-d6fd-43e2-aa6c-936cbf53fef6Simplified: Russia's Olympic committee is only one formally suspended from Olympic competition
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๐ค Mr. Steinbergs ๐ News Article ๐ a116251f-11d1-49c4-8d89-4877266c70d6Simplified: Mr Steinbergs said it was crushing to see Ms Coventry and other officials call Mr Heraskevych into a meeting before the first heat of the competition...
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๐ค Mr. Steinbergs ๐ News Article ๐ a116251f-2c3f-456d-ab53-32e56fa66a3aSimplified: He was going for this for 12 years they just stole it from him
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๐ค Tom Johansen ๐ News Article ๐ a116251f-3c5c-4880-bed4-49c57edf6f5aSimplified: Tom Johansen said it was unfair to expect an athlete from Ukraine to put the war out of his mind at the Olympics and just act like a robot
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๐ค The author ๐ News Article ๐ a116251f-5ecb-403d-b325-83aec79ec7a4Simplified: On Tuesday Olena Smaha wore a message on her glove during her competition that said Remembrance is not a violation
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๐ค The author ๐ News Article ๐ a116251f-6d1c-40dd-b51a-3948d9b57664Simplified: Before being elected to lead the I.O.C. last year Ms Coventry had been part of a group of athletes that helped the organization create its current rul...
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๐ค The author ๐ News Article ๐ a116251f-8cce-4bbe-a647-d68efcada696Simplified: In Italy the I.O.C. has faced questions over the presence of some Russian athletes at the Games competing under neutral status
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๐ค The author ๐ News Article ๐ a116251f-ad4e-4d18-b6a3-332eae182296Simplified: On the day of the opening ceremonies a protest broke out in Milan over the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel on a State D...
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๐ค Paolo Dallago ๐ News Article ๐ a116251f-cdd6-444e-b1f5-d386ec4adc4fSimplified: Paolo Dallago said it is not political it is a tribute to his friends
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๐ค Paolo Dallago ๐ News Article ๐ a116251f-ddd8-4716-a892-a5e1b1d970c3Simplified: It is remembering that there is still a war and a lot of people are dying