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Ukrainian sled racer says he will wear helmet honoring slain soldiers despite Olympic ban

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Vladyslav Heraskevych, a skeleton sled racer, says he will wear a helmet showing images of Ukrainian athletes killed defending his country against Russia's full-scale invasion. International Olympic Committee officials say the move would violate rules designed to keep politics out of the Olympics.

(Image credit: Alessandra Tarantino)

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