{"id":317336,"date":"2026-02-12T15:01:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukrainian-banned-from-competing-at-winter-olympics-over-helmet-honouring-war-dead\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T15:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:01:20","slug":"ukrainian-banned-from-competing-at-winter-olympics-over-helmet-honouring-war-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukrainian-banned-from-competing-at-winter-olympics-over-helmet-honouring-war-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian banned from competing at Winter Olympics over helmet honouring war dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wDfhFq8fEHs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukrainian banned from competing at Winter Olympics over helmet honouring war dead\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wDfhFq8fEHs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been banned from competing at the Winter Olympics after he insisted on wearing a helmet depicting athletes killed since Russia&#8217;s invasion.<\/p>\n<p>The International Olympic Committee claims the helmet violates rules which prevent political statements while athletes are competing.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #ukrainewar #milanocortina2026 <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<br \/>\nSky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<br \/>\nTo enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been banned from competing at the Winter Olympics after he insisted on wearing a helmet depicting athletes killed since Russia&#8217;s invasion. 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