2026 Winter Games officials ban Ukrainian racer's tribute to athletes killed by Russian invasion
The International Olympic Committee has barred a Ukrainian skeleton racer's tribute to fallen Ukrainian athletes, says Vladyslav Heraskevych.
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Heraskevych planned to wear a helmet showing images of Ukrainian athletes killed in Russia's war against his country.
The Olympic racer got the stunning news in a letter from the International Olympic Committee to Ukraine's Olympic delegation.
The decision "simply breaks my heart," Heraskevych said in a social media post.
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Source: Haley Ott, CBS News, 2/10/26
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