A Ukrainian athlete has been kicked out of the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet commemorating compatriots killed in Vladimir Putin’s illegal war on his country.
Skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was told that his helmet, featuring the faces of athletes and friends who had lost their lives in the four-year war, contravened International Olympic Committee rules on political speech.
The 27-year-old lost his accreditation for the Milano Cortina Games on Thursday, the day of the race, after being warned by the IOC that wearing it would result in a ban. On Tuesday organizers had offered him the “compromise” of wearing a black armband. He paid no heed, indicating the following day that he intended to ignore the warning and wear the helmet anyway.
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