A Ukrainian athlete has been kicked out of the Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet commemorating compatriots killed in Vladimir Putin’s illegal war on his country. Skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was told that his helmet,

Thirteen athletes from Russia will compete in Italy, but they will do so without flags, anthems or a place in the medal standings.

A Winter Olympian has been banned from wearing an anti-Russia helmet with images of Ukraine war victims. Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was told by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) he could not compete wearing the controversial helmet.

The athlete gets public support from the Ukrainian President.

Russia officially is banned from the 2026 Winter Olympics, but 13 athletes have qualified to compete as "neutral'' athletes. Here's how that works.

BBC Sport finds evidence raising questions over the neutral eligibility of four Russian athletes.

Every time Nikita Filippov races, it's an uphill struggle. At the Olympics, even more so. The 23-year-old from Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula is a medal contender in the rugged new Olympic sport of ski mountaineering.

Nearly four years after Vladimir Putin launched Europe’s deadliest war since World War II, Russia remains banned by the IOC although individual Russians can compete in the Olympics as

At the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York, that superpower rivalry was on full display on the ice. The U.S. men’s ice hockey team — made up largely of college players and amateurs — faced off against the Soviet squad, a battle-hardened, gold medal-winning machine. The Americans weren’t supposed to stand a chance.

Beating the Americans will feel even sweeter for the U.S.' top allies.