Olympics-Ukrainian athlete Heraskevych's appeal for reinstatement dismissed by sports court

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics - Skeleton - Vladyslav Heraskevych of Ukraine appears before the Court of Arbitration for Sport - Hilton Milan, Milan, Italy - February 13, 2026 Vladyslav Heraskevych of Ukraine and his father and coach, Mykhailo Heraskevych after appearing before Court of Arbitration for Sport following his disqualification from the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet in tribute to athletes who have died amid Russia's attack on Ukraine REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

MILAN, Feb ⁠13 (Reuters) - The ⁠Court of Arbitration for ‌Sport on Friday dismissed an appeal by Ukrainian ​skeleton racer ⁠Vladyslav Heraskevych ⁠to be reinstated in the ⁠Milano ‌Cortina Olympics after ⁠he was disqualified over his “helmet ​of ‌remembrance".

The 27-year-old was ⁠removed ​from the Olympic programme on Thursday ⁠when the International ​Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation jury ruled that ⁠imagery on the helmet — depicting athletes killed since Russia invaded ​Ukraine ⁠in February 2022 — breached ​rules on ‌political neutrality at ​the Games.

(Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)