""The IOC fully understands the desire of athletes to remember friends who lost their lives in that conflict," IOC spokesman Mark Adams told a news conference on Tuesday. "He has done that in training and on social media he has expressed his feelings but what we have said is this helmet contravenes the ... guidelines," he added. Skeleton racer to wear black armband Ukraine's Olympic Committee on Tuesday asked the IOC to allow Heraskevych to wear the "helmet of remembrance" at the Milano-Cortina Games."
"The committee made the request after an IOC representative told Heraskevych he cannot use the helmet he has worn in training, which features images of athletes killed since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. Olympic officials decided the helmet broke the rule banning political statementsImage: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images The Ukrainian Olympic Committee insists the design contains no political slogans or discriminatory elements. The IOC denied the request ahead of the skeleton competition, which starts Thursday."
The IOC barred Vladyslav Heraskevych from using a helmet that features images of athletes killed since Russia's full-scale 2022 invasion, citing guideline violations. The Ukrainian Olympic Committee requested permission for the "helmet of remembrance" at the Milano-Cortina Games but the IOC denied the request before the skeleton competition. As a compromise, Heraskevych was allowed to wear a black armband during the Games. Heraskevych previously drew attention at Beijing 2022 when he held a "No War in Ukraine" sign days before the invasion.
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