Advertisement“I truly believe that we are here today and able to enjoy Olympic sport because of their sacrifice,” skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych said at a news conference Tuesday evening. All these athletes, they were killed, but their voice is so loud, the IOC has heard them,” Heraskevych said Tuesday. “The IOC fully understands the desire of athletes to remember friends or colleagues who have lost their lives in that conflict,” Adams said. We reiterated our understanding that Ukrainian athletes wish to express their sorrow, and Heraskevych has done that during training and on social media. The IOC chose not to say anything on that occasion, an apparent inconsistency that Heraskevych has flagged on social media.

Source: International New York Times February 10, 2026 18:58 UTC