"His appeal lasted for about 2½ hours. Heraskevych, draped in a Ukrainian flag, left the hearing smiling and saying he believes that CAS will rule in his favor. But he has left Cortina d'Ampezzo's Olympic Village, has no plans to return to the mountains during the Games and still believes he did the right thing. "From Day 1, I told you that I think I'm right," Heraskevych said. "I don't have any regrets.""
"Meanwhile, International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry reiterated that Heraskevych's disqualification was justified because he insisted on bringing his messaging -- a tribute helmet -- onto the field of play. "I think that he in some ways understood that but was very committed to his beliefs, which I can respect," Coventry said. "But sadly, it doesn't change the rules.""
Vladyslav Heraskevych appealed his disqualification from the Milan Cortina Olympic skeleton event to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, though he will not compete even if the appeal succeeds. The appeal hearing lasted about two and a half hours. Heraskevych left the hearing optimistic, draped in a Ukrainian flag, but he has departed the Olympic Village and does not plan to return to compete. He intended to wear a helmet honoring more than 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed since the 2022 invasion and maintained the helmet did not violate the Olympic Charter. IOC president Kirsty Coventry said the disqualification was justified because the helmet constituted messaging on the field of play and emphasized that rules must be upheld.
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