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🇩🇰 Politiken
Sports

Did she just do a Nicklas Bendtner when she unzipped the suit and showed the logo on her bra?

The article discusses Olympic values and the artistic expression of athletes, making a reference to a provocative moment by an athlete.

Feb 19 • 17:59 UTC
🇸🇰 Postoj
Sports

Ukrainian Heraskevych and the Olympics / 'Memory Helmet' from the Perspective of the Right to Freedom of Expression

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych intended to wear a tribute helmet honoring deceased Ukrainian athletes during the Winter Olympics, but was prevented by the IOC for violating rules on political expressions.

Feb 17 • 15:53 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
World

Who were the Ukrainian athletes honored on the 'barred' helmet at the Winter Olympics; see INFOGRAPHIC

Ukrainian athlete Vladislav Heraskevych faced disqualification from the 2026 Winter Olympics for attempting to compete with a helmet honoring deceased compatriots in the war, which the International Olympic Committee deemed as a political statement.

Feb 14 • 14:43 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

President of Ukraine honors athlete disqualified for helmet with photos of the dead in the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awarded an Olympic skeleton athlete, Vladislav Heraskevych, who was disqualified for wearing a helmet honoring war victims in his Olympic debut.

Feb 14 • 12:32 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

Kaljulaid: I don't understand how a modest helmet is a political act

Kersti Kaljulaid expressed confusion over the International Olympic Committee's decision to disqualify Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych for wearing a helmet with images of fallen soldiers during training.

Feb 14 • 09:56 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Sports

Court rejects Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych's appeal to wear tribute helmet at Milan Cortina Olympics

The Court of Arbitration for Sport denied Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych's appeal to wear a helmet honoring war victims at the 2026 Olympics, affecting his chance to compete for a medal.

Feb 14 • 01:16 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Sports

The Sports Arbitration Tribunal rejected the appeal of the Ukrainian athlete who wanted to compete with a war-themed helmet

The Sports Arbitration Tribunal has denied the appeal of Ukrainian athlete Vladislav Heraskevich, who was previously disqualified for wanting to wear a war-themed helmet during the Olympics.

Feb 13 • 20:43 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Sports

A Blow to Ukrainian Sports: Athlete Removed from Competitions Loses Court Case

A Ukrainian athlete's appeal regarding his removal from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet with images of fallen soldiers was officially rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Feb 13 • 17:50 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Sports

The Cruel Fate of a Ukrainian has been Confirmed

A Ukrainian athlete, Vladyslav Heraskevyts, has been disqualified from the Olympics for wearing a helmet that violated Olympic rules regarding political statements.

Feb 13 • 17:22 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Sports

Arbitration Court denies appeal from Ukrainian athlete disqualified for competing with helmet honoring war victims

The Arbitration Court has rejected the appeal of Ukrainian athlete Vladislav Heraskevych, who was disqualified from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet that honored victims of the war in Ukraine.

Feb 13 • 16:28 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
World

Haiti’s Winter Olympics kit redesigned at last minute to fit IOC guidelines

Haiti's Olympic ski suits were redesigned shortly before the 2026 Winter Olympics to comply with International Olympic Committee guidelines regarding athlete expression.

Feb 13 • 16:00 UTC
🇵🇱 Oko.press
Sports

Ukrainian Athlete Disqualified Due to Helmet

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Władysław Heraskewycz has been disqualified from the Olympics for wearing a helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes who died in the war against Russia.

Feb 13 • 09:07 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
World

Ukrainians excluded for showing support for fallen compatriots - meanwhile, Russia is on its way back into the spotlight

Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was excluded from the qualification for the men's skeleton event at the Winter Olympics, sparking controversy and debate surrounding his helmet choice.

Feb 12 • 17:24 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Sports

IOC disqualifies Ukrainian athlete for helmet honoring war dead

The IOC disqualified Ukrainian athlete Vladislav Heraskevych for wearing a helmet that honored athletes killed in the war against Russia, citing breach of political expression rules.

Feb 12 • 15:33 UTC
🌍 Africanews
World

Ukrainian athlete drops out of Winter Olympics over banned helmet

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych withdrew from the Winter Olympics after refusing to wear a different helmet that honored fallen compatriots, leading to his disqualification.

Feb 12 • 14:55 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Sports

Winter Olympics: Ukrainian Athlete Disqualified for Political Helmet

The International Olympic Committee disqualified Ukrainian athlete Vladislav Heraskevych from the Winter Olympics in Milan for wearing a politically-themed helmet honoring fallen Ukrainian sports figures.

Feb 12 • 14:41 UTC
🇨🇦 Global News
Sports

Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych out of Olympic Games over banned helmet

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Winter Olympics after refusing to replace his helmet that commemorates fallen athletes from the war in Ukraine, opposing IOC regulations on political statements.

Feb 12 • 14:15 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
World

Ukrainian athlete Vladislav Heraskevich disqualified from the Winter Olympics for wearing a 'memorial helmet'

Ukrainian athlete Vladislav Heraskevich was disqualified from the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet honoring deceased sportsmen from the conflict with Russia.

Feb 12 • 11:54 UTC
🇷🇺 RT
National & Local

Ukrainian Olympic athlete disqualified for defying helmet ban

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladislav Geraskevich was disqualified from the Winter Olympics for refusing to remove politically sensitive imagery from his helmet, which honored fallen athletes.

Feb 12 • 11:47 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
Sports

"Non-compliant helmet": Ukrainian athlete disqualified from the Olympics, what happened

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych has been disqualified from the Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina for wearing a helmet that the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation deemed non-compliant with regulations regarding athlete expression.

Feb 12 • 10:06 UTC
🇨🇦 National Post
Sports

Why the IOC says it is barring a Ukrainian athlete from competing at the 2026 Olympics

The IOC has barred Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych from competing in the 2026 Olympics, stirring controversy over athlete rights and freedom of expression.

Feb 12 • 09:29 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Sports

Skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych disqualified from the Milan Cortina 2026 Games for refusing to change his helmet

Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladyslav Heraskevych has been disqualified from the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics for not complying with IOC regulations regarding athlete expression by refusing to change his helmet.

Feb 12 • 09:04 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
Sports

Disqualification! The IOC did not allow the Ukrainian with the helmet of the deceased athletes to start

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevyč was disqualified from the Olympic race for attempting to compete with a helmet featuring images of deceased athletes, despite a ban from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Feb 12 • 08:14 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

'Another Face' Skeleton Helmet... What the K-Tiger and Iron Man Left Behind

Korean skeleton athletes express their individuality through creatively designed helmets, featuring traditional motifs and characters, as they prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Feb 12 • 06:27 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
World

Another banned Ukrainian helmet. The quote from the poet is deemed too political by the Olympic Committee

The article discusses a recent decision by the Olympic Committee regarding a Ukrainian helmet that has been banned due to its perceived political implications, linked to a quote from a poet.

Feb 11 • 20:41 UTC
🇨🇦 National Post
National & Local

Ukrainian Olympian now threatened with disqualification for refusing to remove ‘remembrance helmet’

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych faces disqualification from the 2026 Winter Olympics due to his refusal to remove a helmet honoring Ukrainian soldiers killed in the conflict with Russia.

Feb 11 • 16:39 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Sports

"They were my friends" - Helmets commemorating victims of the Ukraine war; IOC bans their use

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladislav Heraskevych faces IOC ban for wearing a helmet inscribed with the faces of friends lost in the Ukraine war, highlighting ongoing issues of political expression in sports.

Feb 10 • 06:19 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
World

IOC bans helmet honouring Ukraine's war dead at Olympics, allows black armband

The IOC has prohibited a Ukrainian athlete from wearing a helmet that commemorates war dead, allowing instead a black armband for remembrance at the Winter Olympics.

Feb 10 • 01:53 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
World

British Olympic athlete 'draws' insulting message in the snow about the US government

British freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy drew a message in the snow insulting the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) using urine.

Feb 7 • 10:00 UTC

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