IOC ousts Ukrainian over helmet
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Wladyslaw Heraskewytsch, a Ukrainian skeleton racer, was excluded from the Olympic skeleton competition by the IOC for wearing a helmet depicting fallen compatriots, drawing Ukrainian anger.
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