Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych holds his helmet, which depicts victims of his country's war with Russia

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych holds his helmet, which depicts victims of his country's war with Russia

 Odd ANDERSEN

The Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said he hoped "truth will prevail" after he appealed his disqualification from the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics at sport's top court on Friday.

Heraskevych, 27, was banned from the Games on Thursday for refusing to drop his insistence on wearing a helmet carrying pictures of Ukrainian sportsmen and women killed since Russian forces invaded Ukraine in 2022.

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