Skeleton is one of the many sports at the Winter Olympics where a helmet can come in very handy while competing. A number of the athletes who got the

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian skeleton racer who was disqualified from the Milan Cortina Olympics was given a gift of more than $200,000 on Tuesday to help him keep competing and advocating for his country.

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After being disqualified from the Olympics, skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych plans to raise funds for the families of the fallen Ukrainians painted on his helmet.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was "proud" of Vladylsav Heraskevych, adding, "Having courage is worth more than any medal."

The Sporting News brings you a full explainer of skeleton at the Olympics and what you should know as a viewer.

A Ukrainian skeleton racer has been banned from competing at the Winter Olympics after wearing a helmet honoring athletes who have died in the Ukraine War. The International Olympics Committee (IOC) set out its reasoning in a lengthy statement this morning after Vladyslav Heraskevych had questioned whether “this is the price of our dignity” on

Vladislav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Olympics for wearing a helmet depicting victims of the war in Ukraine

The symbol of the helmet was not a collection of abstract designs; it was actually a visual representation of real people. The faces of over 20 members of the Ukrainian Olympic Team killed during Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine were designed as part of the helmet.

Britain won the first Olympic mixed skeleton title with Matt Weston and Tabitha Stoecker taking gold in Milan Cortina.