{"id":317558,"date":"2026-02-13T03:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraines-heraskevych-speaks-out-after-winter-olympics-ban-over-war-tribute-helmet\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T03:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:00:36","slug":"ukraines-heraskevych-speaks-out-after-winter-olympics-ban-over-war-tribute-helmet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukraines-heraskevych-speaks-out-after-winter-olympics-ban-over-war-tribute-helmet\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s Heraskevych speaks out after Winter Olympics ban over war tribute helmet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6xS6N1eOfhk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukraine\u2019s Heraskevych speaks out after Winter Olympics ban over war tribute helmet\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6xS6N1eOfhk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych thanked fellow Ukrainians for the support he received after he was banned from competing in an event at the Milan Cortina Winter Games because his helmet was deemed to be making statements on the field of play. Heraskevych, a medal contender, refused a last minute plea from the International Olympic Committee to use a helmet other than the one that honoured more than 20 of his country&#8217;s athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia<br \/>\n \u2018It\u2019s emptiness\u2019: banned Ukrainian athlete accuses IOC of fuelling Russia\u2019s propaganda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych thanked fellow Ukrainians for the support he received after he was banned from competing in an event at the Milan Cortina Winter Games because his helmet was deemed to be making statements on the field of play. 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