Overview
- The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation barred Vladyslav Heraskevych from competing after he refused to remove a helmet bearing images of Ukrainians killed in the war.
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed his appeal, saying Olympic neutrality rules reasonably balance athlete expression with competition requirements.
- The IOC had proposed alternatives that allowed a black armband during the run and the helmet to be shown before and after, proposals Heraskevych rejected.
- Olympic officials later restored his accreditation so he could remain at the Games in a non-competing capacity.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded him the Order of Freedom in Munich, and Heraskevych says he will pursue further legal steps and launch a fundraising initiative with Athletes for Peace to aid victims’ families.