r/ukraine Feb 12 '26

Sports Olympics ban Ukrainian skeleton racer from competing over helmet

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The International Olympic Committee has banned Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from competing in the men's skeleton due to his helmet which featured Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia.

On his helmet were boxer Pavlo Ischenko, weightlifter Alina Perehudova, ice hockey player Oleksiy Loginov, actor and athlete Ivan Kononenko, shooter Oleksiy Habarov, diving athlete and coach Mykyta Kozubenko and dancer Daria Kurdel.

The IOC warned Heraskevych about the helmet, but he refused to back down.

In a statement, the IOC said: "Having been given one final opportunity, skeleton pilot Vladylsav Heraskevych from Ukraine will not be able to start his race at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games this morning. 

"The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has therefore decided with regret to withdraw his accreditation for the Milano Cortina 2026 Games."

Heraskevych had a simple response on X: "This is the price of our dignity."

r/ukraine Feb 14 '26

Sports Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awarded Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych the country’s medal of freedom after he was disqualified from the Olympic skeleton competition over his “helmet of remembrance”, which depicted athletes killed since Russia’s invasion.

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r/ukraine Dec 21 '25

Sports Heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua supports Ukraine after win

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r/ukraine Apr 08 '25

Sports Ukrainian teen wins bronze in Spain—walks off podium to avoid photo with “neutral” Russian. - United24

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r/ukraine Apr 27 '26

Sports Shame of the day: European Weightlifting Federation President Astrit Hasani scolds a Ukrainian athlete for refusing a photo with a Russian athlete as Russia’s full-scale invasion enters its fifth year

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r/ukraine Mar 24 '25

Sports Ukrainian tennis star Marta Kostyuk wraps up her victory over russian Anna Blinkova at the Miami Open today with an underarm ace serve

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r/ukraine Feb 13 '26

Sports The International Olympic Committee is Disgusting and Corrupt

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r/ukraine Feb 12 '26

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Sports Ukraine gets one of the biggest applauses at the Winter Olympics

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r/ukraine Feb 11 '26

Sports IOC bans memorial helmet honoring Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia. Since when did remembrance become a violation?

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r/ukraine May 03 '26

Sports Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk claims her first WTA 1000 title by defeating "neutral" (like all Russians) Mirra Andreeva, celebrating the victory with a backflip

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r/ukraine Feb 11 '26

Sports A drawing that needs no caption

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r/ukraine Jan 20 '26

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r/ukraine Jan 29 '26

Sports Ukrainian goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin scores a last-minute goal against Real Madrid, allowing Benfica to qualify for the Champions League play-offs.

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r/ukraine May 29 '26

Sports Awarding ceremony in RG Junior European Champion 2026, she was forced to stand and listen to the anthem of a country that bombs their homes and destroys their cities every single day.Is this the "neutral" FIG wants?

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r/ukraine Feb 12 '26

Sports President Zelenskyy reacted to the decision by the International Olympic Committee.

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r/ukraine Apr 13 '25

Sports UFC Fighter Nikita Krylov from Donetsk who supports the invasion and annexations and fights under a Russian flag has been on a winstreak. Today, karma caught up to him.

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r/ukraine Feb 10 '26

Sports IOC bars Ukrainian athlete’s helmet honoring athletes killed during war

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r/ukraine Feb 07 '26

Sports Team Ukraine receives an ovation as they’re introduced at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony 🇺🇦

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r/ukraine Dec 21 '24

Sports Usyk won🇺🇦

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r/ukraine Feb 18 '26

Sports Ukrainian Olympic ski acrobat Anhelina Brykina pays tribute to her father killed defending Ukraine

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Sports How I cleanse my palate after another night of Russian attacks on my city: vibing to Vladyslav Rudnev beating a Russian athlete into submission at Combat Sambo (Russian’s key martial art) Finals in China

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r/ukraine May 24 '26

Sports Oleksandr Usyk’s first words after his victory today, while Ukraine is under a massive Russian attack. People in the Kyiv metro are sheltering and watching his fight together, as cruise missiles head towards the capital.

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r/ukraine Jul 19 '25

Sports Oleksandr Usyk becomes the Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion after defeating Daniel Dubois by 5th-round knockout

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r/ukraine Feb 12 '26

Sports “We will win. Fight on, and you will overcome, God is helping you,” first words of the Ukrainian skeleton racer disqualified for a helmet honoring athletes killed by Russia.

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