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Ukrainian officials to boycott Winter Paralympics over Russians being allowed to compete under their flag
Ukraine said Wednesday that its officials will not attend the Winter Paralympics next month over the decision by organizers to allow a handful of Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their

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Ukrainian officials to boycott Winter Paralympics after Russian athletes were allowed to compete under country's flag
Ukraine protests as Russians cleared to fly their flag at Paralympics

Ukraine, Olympics and Heraskevych

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Ukraine skeleton racer Heraskevych gets $200,000 gift to support his career after Olympic DQ
Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov — the owner of the Shakhtar Donetsk soccer club and the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol — gave the money to Heraskevych from his charity foundation. The amount is equal to what the country’s Olympic gold medalists would get.

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Skeleton racer disqualified from Olympics returns to Ukraine, plans fundraiser for fallen athletes
Shakhtar boss pays Ukrainian skeleton racer Heraskevych $200,000 after Games disqualification

2026 Winter Paralympics sparks controversy over Russian, Belarusian flag decision

Six Russians and four Belarusians will be allowed to compete at the upcoming Games in Milan. It will be the first time the Russian flag has flown at the Paralympics since 2014.

Ukraine’s Winter Olympians led out by Russian at opening ceremony

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — The five Ukrainian athletes who took part in the Winter Olympics’ opening ceremony in Milan were led out by an Italian-based Russian volunteer who disagrees with her country’s invasion of their neighbour.

Heraskevych returns to Ukraine after Olympic disqualification

Skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych late on Monday said he had returned to Ukraine after being excluded from the Olympic competitions. In a video posted on X, the 27-year-old appeared to record himself in darkness in central Kiev.

What is AIN at the Winter Olympics? The abbreviation actually doesn't represent a country

While "AIN" may appear as a country code at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, it doesn't actually represent at nation at all.

The angry Olympics: why Winter Games have been so controversial

As the Winter Olympics prepared for their grand opening in Milan two weeks ago, the new president of the International Olympic Committee had a message.