Who is on helmet that led to Ukrainian athlete's Winter Olympics ban?

BBC News - WorldCenterEN 7 min read 100% complete February 13, 2026 at 07:14 PM

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Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was banned from the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina for wearing a helmet displaying images of athletes killed since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. His appeal to wear the helmet was denied. The helmet features over 20 athletes, including teenage weightlifter Alina Peregudova, boxer Pavlo Ishchenko, and ice hockey player Oleksiy Loginov. Among those honored are Volodymyr Androschuk, a track and field athlete killed fighting in Bakhmut, and Karyna Bakhur, a 17-year-old kickboxing champion killed in Russian shelling. Also depicted is Karyna Diachenko, an eleven-year-old rhythmic gymnast who died in Mariupol during a Russian airstrike in March 2022.

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Oleksiy Kasyanov 40% Kharkiv 50% Bakhmut 50% Oleksiy Loginov 60% Volodymyr Androschuk 60% Karyna Diachenko 60% Alina Peregudova 60% Pavlo Ishchenko 60% Karyna Bakhur ×370% Russia ×270% Ukraine ×480% Vladyslav Heraskevych ×390%

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vladislav heraskevych 90% winter olympics 90% helmet of remembrance 80% athlete ban 70% killed athletes 70% ukrainian athletes 70% russia invasion 60% sports controversy 50% milan-cortina 50% skeleton 40%

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Ukraine

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