The International Olympic Committee expels Ukrainian Vladylsav Heraskevych from The Winter Olympics' skeleton sled competition for wearing a helmet picturing Ukrainian athletes who have been killed by Russia.
I really wish every athlete would just leave the games, so we could see the IOC crying "No, wait! Come back! We did not mean it!"
@randahl @CyberPunker Here you go: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/olympics-t-shirt-marking-1936-berlin-games-raises-eyebrows/ar-AA1W8kk5
And this is the shop: https://shop.olympics.com/de/olympic-games/mens-natural-1936-berlin-games-olympic-heritage-t-shirt/t-10259387+p-0222349001530+z-7-4279097087
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The name's quite fitting.
@randahl Find only german links at work, sorry:
Das IOC verkauft in seinem Onlineshop T-Shirts mit einem Motiv zu den Olympischen Spielen 1936 in Berlin unter Hitler. Die Berliner Grünen fordern einen Verkaufsstopp, das IOC verteidigt sein Vorgehen. Aktuell sind die Shirts ausverkauft.
@randahl If you are corrupt autocratic ruler, you get peace prize by a sports organization.
If you remind the world of the victims of a war crime, you get the boot.
Did I get that right?
@randahl guidelines are voluntary otherwise these are rules. Be clear!
Olympic committee bows to greatest Olympic cheat and international murder
@randahl I dare say that this isolated decision is the right one. it could set a precedent that would be extremely problematic.
that’s not to say that the IOC, like other international sporting organisations, are not massively hypocritical and corrupt.
@randahl just imagining a country that I see as an aggressor using an athlete’s equipment to push propaganda.
I am not saying that is the case here at all. but the precedent does mean it could be, and I don’t think anyone should be forced to make that call.
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Skeleton pilot Vladylsav Heraskevych not allowed to participate at Milano Cortina 2026 after refusing to adhere to the IOC athlete expression guidelines
Having been given one final opportunity, skeleton pilot Vladylsav Heraskevych from Ukraine will not be able to start his race at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games this morning. The decision followed his refusal to comply with the IOC's Guidelines on Athlete Expression. It was taken by the jury of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) based on the fact that the helmet he intended to wear was not compliant with the rules.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has therefore decided with regret to withdraw his accreditation for the Milano Cortina 2026 Games.
Despite multiple exchanges and in-person meetings between the IOC and Mr Heraskevych, the last one this morning with IOC President Kirsty Coventry, he did not consider any form of compromise.
The IOC was very keen for Mr Heraskevych to compete. This is why the IOC sat down with him to look for the most respectful way to address his desire to remember his fellow athletes who have lost their lives following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The essence of this case is not about the message, it is about where he wanted to express it.
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Vladylsav Heraskevych piloting a Skeleton and wearing his helmet.
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