"No one, especially me, is disagreeing with the messaging; it's a powerful message, it's a message of remembrance, of memory. The challenge was to find a solution for the field of play. Sadly we've not been able to find that solution, she added, choking up. I really wanted to see him race; it's been an emotional morning. It's literally about the rules and the regulations and that in this case we have to be able to keep a safe environment for everyone."
"I was not meant to be here but I thought it was really important to come here and talk to him face to face, Coventry told reporters. No one, especially me, is disagreeing with the messaging; it's a powerful message, it's a message of remembrance, of memory. The challenge was to find a solution for the field of play. Sadly we've not been able to find that solution, she added, choking up. I really wanted to see him race; it's been an emotional morning."
Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Winter Games for repeatedly wearing a helmet depicting 24 images of Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia. The IOC met with him early at the sliding venue and offered alternatives including displaying the helmet before and after his race and allowing a black armband while competing. Heraskevych's team plans to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. IOC President Kirsty Coventry described the situation as an emotional morning and said the decision was driven by rules aimed at maintaining a safe, message-free field of play. The Ukrainian Olympic Committee said it will not boycott the Games.
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