A Ukrainian skeleton racer has been banned from the Winter Olympics because of his helmet design. He said it honoured athletes killed in the war with Russia. But the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled it was too political and didn't comply with their rules Al Jazeera’s David Stokes reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Olympics #WinterOlympics #MilanoCortina #VladyslavHeraskevych #Ukraine #IOC #FreeSpeech #SkeletonRacing #OlympicBan #WinterGames #OlympicPolitics #SportAndPolitics #AlJazeeraEnglish
Ukraine skeleton athlete at Winter Olympics disqualified over helmet
A Ukrainian skeleton racer has been banned from the Winter Olympics because of his helmet design. He said it honoured athletes killed in the war with Russia. But the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled it was too political and didn't comply with their rules Al Jazeera’s David Stokes reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Olympics #WinterOlympics #MilanoCortina #VladyslavHeraskevych #Ukraine #IOC #FreeSpeech #SkeletonRacing #OlympicBan #WinterGames #OlympicPolitics #SportAndPolitics #AlJazeeraEnglish













