sports
February 13, 2026
Zelensky attacks the Olympics
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has demanded that Russian athletes be banned from the Winter Games in Italy
TL;DR
- Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky accused the IOC of aiding aggressors by disqualifying Ukrainian skeleton pilot Vladislav Geraskevich.
- Geraskevich was disqualified for refusing to remove his helmet adorned with images of Ukrainian athletes killed in the conflict.
- Zelensky insisted that Russian athletes, despite competing neutrally and not breaking rules, deserve disqualification.
- An IOC spokesman argued that banning countries involved in conflicts would severely limit Olympic participation.
- Russia accused the IOC of hypocrisy, citing differential treatment of athletes regarding the war in Gaza and the conflict in Ukraine.
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