"Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych trained on Monday at the Winter Olympics in a helmet with images of compatriots killed during the war in Ukraine, delivering on a promise to use the event to keep attention on the conflict. Some of them were my friends, Heraskevych, who is his country's flag bearer, said after his training session at the Cortina sliding centre."
"The 26-year-old said the International Olympic Committee had contacted Ukraine's Olympic committee over his helmet. It's still being processed, he said. Heraskevych, who held up a No War in Ukraine sign at the Beijing Olympics days before Russia's 2022 invasion, had said he intended to respect Olympic rules prohibiting political demonstrations at venues while still ensuring Ukraine's plight remained visible during the Games."
Vladyslav Heraskevych trained at the Winter Olympics wearing a helmet displaying images of Ukrainian compatriots killed during the war. The helmet includes portraits of teenage weightlifter Alina Perehudova, boxer Pavlo Ischenko, ice hockey player Oleksiy Loginov, actor and athlete Ivan Kononenko, diving athlete and coach Mykyta Kozubenko, shooter Oleksiy Habarov and dancer Daria Kurdel. Heraskevych serves as Ukraine's flag bearer and previously held up a No War in Ukraine sign at the Beijing Olympics shortly before Russia's 2022 invasion. The International Olympic Committee contacted Ukraine's Olympic committee about the helmet, and Rule 50.2 prohibits demonstrations or political propaganda at Olympic sites.
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