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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych on February 12. The reason was his intention to compete in a special helmet honoring athletes who were killed as a result of Russia’s war.

He left Nigeria for Russia in search of work. Weeks later, he was standing in a frozen trench in eastern Ukraine.

Russia is banned from the Olympics—but its athletes are still competing. Labeled “neutral,” their presence and affiliations raise questions about accountability.