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Ukrainian Olympian honors athletes killed in war with helmet

Olympic officials have banned Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from wearing a helmet featuring athletes killed in the war. He’s allowed to wear a black armband to commemorate the dead during competition instead. CNN has reached out to the IOC for comment.

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