The biggest controversy of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics came to a head on Thursday morning, as Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from competing. Heraskevych, who was his country's flagbearer at the opening ceremony, wished to compete in the men's skeleton while wearing a special remebrance helmet featuring artwork depicting Ukrainian athletes killed during the Russian invasion.
But the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said this contravened the Olympic charter " the rules and bylaws for the organisation of the Games " and informed him on Tuesday that he would not be allowed to compete in the helmet. After two days of discussions in which Heraskevych refused to back down, it was confirmed on Thursday morning that he had been disqualified.
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