IOC, Russia and Ukrainian

Digest more
Olympic Committee bars Ukrainian skeleton racer's helmet showing compatriots killed in Russia's war
International Olympic Committee bars a Ukrainian skeleton racer from wearing a helmet showing images of fellow athletes killed in Russia's invasion.

Continue reading

IOC says Ukrainian skeleton racer can’t compete in helmet honoring athletes killed in war with Russia
Ukrainian trains in helmet honoring fellow athletes killed in war. IOC says it's banned for race
IOC's decision on Heraskevych is 'profoundly wrong', says Ukraine PM
The International Olympic Committee's decision banning Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from using a helmet with images of Ukrainian sportspeople killed during the war was "profoundly ...

Continue reading

IOC bans Ukrainian from wearing war tribute helmet at Winter Olympics
Ukraine's Heraskevych says he will compete in banned helmet, defying IOC
IOC bans Ukrainian skeleton slider’s helmet showing athletes killed in war
“A decision that simply breaks my heart. The feeling that the IOC is betraying those athletes who were part of the Olympic movement, not allowing them to be honored on the sports arena where these ath...

Continue reading

Ukrainian skeleton racer at Olympics says his helmet tribute to fallen athletes won't be allowed
Skeleton-Ukraine's Heraskevych says IOC has banned helmet showing athletes killed in war

Russia’s Olympic team sports ban leaves some of the NHL’s best players out of Milan

Russia being barred from team sports at the Olympics because of its ongoing war in Ukraine means the first so-called ‘best-on-best’ men's hockey tournament in a decade doesn't feature some of the NHL's top players.

Russian Olympic champion Tikhonov attacks Ukrainian athletes over ethnicity and political stance at 2026 Games

Former biathlete Alexander Tikhonov lashed out at Ukrainian Olympians Vladyslav Heraskevych and Kyrylo Marsak, calling them “idiots” and echoing Russian propaganda narratives about Ukraine’s future.
Opinion

Russia plays prideful, but there’s no doubt the Olympics ban is hurting

Some Russians have dismissed the Games over the continued exclusion of their athletes. But the truth is international sport is still important to Moscow

Disgraced coach of Kamila Valieva back at Olympics with two new skaters

Kamila Valieva's doping scandal ended her Olympic figure skating career. But her former coach is back, raising eyebrows from World Anti-Doping Agency.

Ukraine minister slams those who want Russia to return to Olympics

Ukraine sports minister hits out ‘irresponsible’ people who want Russia to return to Olympics - Matvii Bidnyi, Ukraine's minister of youth and sports, said that any change would appear to condone Russ

Would Matvei Michkov Make Russia's Olympic Team? Top Coaches Omit Flyers Star

Former Russian national team head coach Ilya Vorobyov, a two-time Gagarin Cup-winning coach with an Olympic Gold Medal to his resume, didn't include Michkov, either.

Adeliia Petrosian Emerges As Russia’s Lone Hope In Women’s Figure Skating

Russian women have dominated Olympic figure skating for a decade. With the nation's dynasty under threat, Adeliia Petrosian stands as the lone hope for gold in Milano-Cortina 2026.