Monobank will award skeleton athlete Vladislav Geraskevich a prize of one million hryvnias, while the International Olympic Committee has allowed him to attend the Olympics, but the ban on competition participation remains in effect.

Monobank will award skeleton athlete Vladislav Geraskevich a prize of one million hryvnias, while the International Olympic Committee has allowed him to attend the Olympics, but the ban on competition participation remains in effect.

@varlamov_news 12 Feb 2026, 13:27

Ukrainian athlete Vladislav Geraskevich has been allowed to remain at the Olympics in Italy, but he will not be able to compete.

@meduzalive 12 Feb 2026, 13:24

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Olympic movement should help stop wars rather than support aggressors, commenting on the disqualification of Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladislav Geraskevich.

@meduzalive 12 Feb 2026, 12:12

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladislav Geraskevich was disqualified before the first run of the Olympics in Italy for refusing to comply with the International Olympic Committee's recommendations on athletes' self-expression.

@meduzalive 12 Feb 2026, 09:28

The International Olympic Committee disqualified Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladislav Geraskevich before his first run at the 2026 Olympics due to a helmet featuring images of deceased Ukrainian athletes.

@varlamov_news 12 Feb 2026, 08:43

The International Olympic Committee disqualified Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladislav Geraskevich for refusing to comply with expression guidelines after he wore a helmet featuring portraits of deceased athletes during test runs.

@meduzalive 12 Feb 2026, 08:39

The IOC disqualified Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Geraskevych for using a helmet featuring images of deceased athletes, despite his attempts to honor their memory, which sparked criticism towards the organization.

@ostorozhno_novosti 12 Feb 2026, 08:36