IOC President in tears after Ukrainian athlete is kicked out

IOC President in tears after Ukrainian athlete is kicked out. Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been kicked out of the Olympics in one of the most controversial episodes in Games history after refusing to replace a helmet depicting victims of the Russian invasion.The confirmation of his expulsion arrived less than an hour before he was due to compete as a serious medal contender in Cortina, with the International Olympic Committee now braced for a fierce backlash for applying no leeway to their rules around political messaging.