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Heraskevych revealed that he was informed late on Monday that the helmet, which features the faces of several Ukrainian athletes killed since 2022, would not be approved. Olympic officials ruled he violated a ban on political statements at the games.The 25-year-old, who finished fourth at last year’s world championships and is widely considered a medal contender, has training rides scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. He is expected to line up for the men’s skeleton event on Thursday.It remains unclear whether Heraskevyč will choose to wear the armband. While the IOC noted that armbands had been banned in previous cases, Adams confirmed that an exception had been made and stressed that the decision did not open the door to all athletes. No tape worn may contain text.“We didn’t break any rules and I should be allowed to compete with this helmet,” Heraskevych told The Associated Press on Monday. “I don’t understand how this helmet hurt anybody. It’s to pay tribute to the athletes and some of them were youth Olympic medalists. That means they’re an Olympic family. They were part of that Olympic family, so I don’t see why they would find a reason not to.”The helmet features images of figure skater Dmytro Sharpar, a former Youth Olympic teammate, along with boxer Pavel Ishchenko, hockey player Oleksiy Loginov and others. According to Heraskevych, some were killed while serving on the front lines, while at least one lost his life while delivering humanitarian aid.The issue also caught the attention of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who took to Instagram to thank Heraskevych for “reminding the world of the cost of our struggle.”