Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak was exhausted last summer as he trained for the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games.

Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych will not be allowed to wear a "helmet of remembrance" in honour of those killed in the war with Russia in the skeleton competition at the Winter Games, the

UKRAINIAN athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych wore a helmet dedicated to the people killed in the war in his country while taking part in a Winter Olympics training session. The 27-year-old took to the

27-year-old Vladyslav Heraskevych shared that he had donned the helmet in an effort to speak out about Russia's war on Ukraine

By Julien Pretot CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Ukrainian Olympic Committee has put in a request to the International Olympic Committee for their skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych to wear a "helmet of remembrance" at the Milano Cortina Winter Games,

As Ukrainian athletes prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics, they will seek to boost the morale of their compatriots in Ukraine amid an ongoing war and a brutal winter.

Ukraine’s Winter Olympics flag bearer Vladyslav Heraskevych says that his teammates could stage protests at the Milan Cortina Games over the decision to allow neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in Italy.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, mark a historic moment for the Games. Not only because Italy is hosting for the first time since Torino 2006, but because these Olympics will be taking place in multiple locations, with venues scattered across the Italian Alps and Dolomites.

Some individual athletes from the banned countries will be permitted to participate in the Milano Cortina Winter Games

Pakistan, Feb. 8 -- Ukraine has expressed support for a ceasefire during the Winter Olympics, responding to Pope Leo and Italy's appeal for world leaders to use the Milano Cortina games to promote peace.

KYIV, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Ukraine has backed a call for a ceasefire in the war with Russia during the Winter Olympics after Italy and Pope Leo urged world leaders to use the Milano Cortina games to further peace.