The International Olympic Committee pleaded with skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to compete without a banned helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed since Russia's invasion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/12/ukraine-helmet-war-dead-ioc-impasse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #internationalolympiccommittee #vladyslavheraskevych #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #2026milanocortinaolympics