"ANYONE WITH USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MAN WITH TIKTOK HANDLE @ONE_BOR 001, WILL BE REWARDED HANDSOMELY.HE IS THE ONE THAT MADE A VIDEO SAYING THAT OUR FATHER CHIEF PETE EDOCHIE IS DEAD."- LEO EDOCHIE, CHIEF PETE EDOCHIE'S FIRST SON.(PHOTO).
Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych barred from Olympics for wearing helmet honoring fallen soldiers
Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a top medal contender at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, was barred from competing Thursday after refusing the International Olympic Committee’s request to remove a helmet honoring more than 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia. The decision came just 45 minutes before his scheduled race, ending a three-day standoff over the helmet, which the IOC said violated rules against political or personal statements on the field of play.
Heraskevych had worn the helmet during training, but the IOC offered alternatives, including wearing a black armband or displaying the helmet after his run. “I believe, deeply, the IBSF and IOC understand that I’m not violating any rules,” Heraskevych said, calling the decision discriminatory since other athletes had expressed personal messages without repercussions. IOC President Kirsty Coventry met with him privately at the track but was unable to reach an agreement. The IOC expressed regret over the ruling, stressing that it supported the message of remembrance but sought to maintain neutrality on the field of play. Heraskevych plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but the race went on without him, ending his Olympic campaign. Fellow Ukrainian athletes and supporters condemned the move as unfair and inconsistent, citing previous cases in which athletes honored the deceased without penalty.
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