The most recent development in the ongoing controversy surrounding Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych is his disqualification from the Winter Olympics after his appeal to wear a 'helmet of remembrance' was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The helmet, which depicted Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia's invasion, was deemed a breach of the Olympic charter's prohibition on political gestures during competition. According to NBC News World, the Court upheld the decision, maintaining the IOC's stance that 'political statements are not allowed on the Olympic field of play.' Despite the disqualification, Heraskevych remains at the Games, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded him the Order of Freedom, emphasizing that 'remembrance is not a violation.' (The Guardian, February 14, 2026).