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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych before his first run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy for wearing a 'helmet of memory' honouring Ukrainian athletes killed by russia's full-scale war.
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Since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion, more than 650 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have been killed. Hundreds will never compete again.
Vladyslav chose to carry their names and their memory with him to the start line.
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Since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion, more than 650 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have been killed. Hundreds will never compete again.
Vladyslav chose to carry their names and their memory with him to the start line.
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He was banned from racing in that helmet.
He was disqualified before he could compete.When an athlete stands for truth, honour, and remembrance, that is already a victory.
Thank you, Vladyslav, for defending their dignity
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych before his first run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy for wearing a 'helmet of memory' honouring Ukrainian athletes killed by russia's full-scale war.
@EugeneMcParland Bastards.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych before his first run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy for wearing a 'helmet of memory' honouring Ukrainian athletes killed by russia's full-scale war.
@EugeneMcParland not surprising.
IOC ran cover for Russia invading Crimea. Literally days after Sochi, Putin invaded.
I won't have anything to do with anything Olympics; the games of war
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych before his first run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy for wearing a 'helmet of memory' honouring Ukrainian athletes killed by russia's full-scale war.
@EugeneMcParland The IOC once again shows us what they really stand for.
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He was banned from racing in that helmet.
He was disqualified before he could compete.When an athlete stands for truth, honour, and remembrance, that is already a victory.
Thank you, Vladyslav, for defending their dignity
@EugeneMcParland
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@EugeneMcParland The IOC once again shows us what they really stand for.
@KatS @EugeneMcParland IOC - International Olympic Corruption
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych before his first run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy for wearing a 'helmet of memory' honouring Ukrainian athletes killed by russia's full-scale war.
@EugeneMcParland Plenty of other athletes have honored dead relatives, friends or team mates. The IOC is deciding that the manner of death determines if the dead are worthy of rememberence. A sick act and a political choice.
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All Olympics and World Cup competition should be suspended as long as wars are fought anywhere. I suspect world peace would break out pretty quickly.@Valent @EugeneMcParland that's fantasy land illusions. Nobody has their skin in the game on front line but everyone wants to lecture
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych before his first run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy for wearing a 'helmet of memory' honouring Ukrainian athletes killed by russia's full-scale war.
@EugeneMcParland @isotopp Fuck the Olympics. Fuck them for this. Fuck the Olympics
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych before his first run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy for wearing a 'helmet of memory' honouring Ukrainian athletes killed by russia's full-scale war.
@EugeneMcParland wtf?
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@Valent @EugeneMcParland that's fantasy land illusions. Nobody has their skin in the game on front line but everyone wants to lecture
@evrial @EugeneMcParland It's called an opinion, and you're welcome not to share it.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych before his first run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy for wearing a 'helmet of memory' honouring Ukrainian athletes killed by russia's full-scale war.
@EugeneMcParland They clearly forgot the spirit of the Olympics. This is just evil politicising.
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All Olympics and World Cup competition should be suspended as long as wars are fought anywhere. I suspect world peace would break out pretty quickly.Has there ever been an Olympics or World Cup that hasn't coincided with a war going on somewhere?
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych before his first run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy for wearing a 'helmet of memory' honouring Ukrainian athletes killed by russia's full-scale war.
@EugeneMcParland now all nations walk out in an immediate boycott. (just dreaming)
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych before his first run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy for wearing a 'helmet of memory' honouring Ukrainian athletes killed by russia's full-scale war.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych before his first run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy for wearing a 'helmet of memory' honouring Ukrainian athletes killed by russia's full-scale war.
In my opinion, the IOC is a dirty organisation corrupted by Putin, Xi and Trump, among others. Just like FIFA. Corruption wherever you look.
Allow Russian flags in stadiums, but ban pictures of victims of the Russian war of aggression... the new head of the IOC is just as morally depraved as the former one. -
Has there ever been an Olympics or World Cup that hasn't coincided with a war going on somewhere?
@ReggieHere @EugeneMcParland Sadly, no.
And since "No war, because sports" hasn't worked (ostensibly one of the original purposes of the Olympics was to promote peace and unity among Greek city states)
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Has there ever been an Olympics or World Cup that hasn't coincided with a war going on somewhere?
@ReggieHere @Valent @EugeneMcParland which I think is his point?
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@Valent @EugeneMcParland that's fantasy land illusions. Nobody has their skin in the game on front line but everyone wants to lecture
@evrial @Valent @EugeneMcParland don't you hate it when people lecture you?
