""It's our goal. Our goal was always to compete," the 27-year-old told a press conference late on Thursday, hours after International Olympic Committtee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry had informed him that he had been disqualified from the competition. This came after he insisted on competing while wearing a helmet that bears portraits of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes killed in the ongoing war. He had worn the helmet in his five training runs each time placing among the top six."
"The Swiss-based Court of Administration for Sport (CAS), which has set up an ad-hoc division to deal with Olympic appeals quickly, began hearing his case on Friday morning. Even with an expedited process, it is unclear how long it could take for the court to reach a decision and there is some indication that it could take more than a day."
"A statement issued by CAS says that Heraskevych is arguing that his disqualification was "disproportionate, unsupported by any technical or safety violation and causes irreparable sporting harm to him." The appeal requests the annulment of the decision and "that CAS reinstates him in the 2026 [Olympic Winter Games] with immediate effect, or in the alternative, that the athlete performs a CAS-supervised official run pending the final decision.""
Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics men's skeleton after insisting on competing with a helmet bearing portraits of more than 20 Ukrainian athletes killed in the war. He wore the helmet during five training runs, finishing each among the top six. The Swiss-based Court of Administration for Sport opened an expedited ad-hoc hearing where Heraskevych argues the disqualification is disproportionate, lacks technical or safety justification, and causes irreparable sporting harm. The appeal seeks annulment and immediate reinstatement for the 2026 Games or a CAS-supervised official run pending the final decision, complicating implementation because competition runs have already begun and medals are scheduled after races three and four.
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