Zelenskyy blasts Olympics ban for Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych over memorial helmet
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday (February 12, 2026) that the decision to ban skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Winter Olympics for refusing to ditch a helmet depicting victims of the war with Russia plays “into the hands of aggressors”. Gestures of a political nature during competition are forbidden under the Olympic charter. The…