Event Brief
IOC 'begs' Ukrainian to race without helmet honoring dead
Filed: Feb 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM ET
Summary: The IOC urged Vladyslav Heraskevych to compete without a helmet honoring fallen athletes, but he remains defiant.
WHO: Vladyslav Heraskevych
WHAT: IOC plea to compete without helmet
WHEN: Feb 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM ET
WHERE: Milano Cortina Games
WHY: Helmet depicts Ukrainian athletes killed in war
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