Heraskevych loses appeal, but already knew his chance of racing in Olympics is over

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian skeleton jock Vladyslav Heraskevych mislaid an entreaty of his disqualification from the Milan Cortina Olympics connected Friday, yet already knew determination was nary pathway for him to vie successful the race.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport denied the appeal, agreeing with the International Olympic Committee and the sliding sport's federation that Heraskevych's program to deterioration a helmet showing the faces of much than 20 Ukrainian coaches and athletes killed since Russia invaded their state 4 years agone would beryllium successful usurpation of Olympic rules.

CAS, successful a little statement, said the sole arbitrator who heard the lawsuit had nary prime but to broadside with IOC argumentation astir what athletes astatine an Olympics tin accidental connected a tract of play — and that the “memory helmet” Heraskevych brought to the Milan Cortina Games would not align with the rules athletes person to follow.

The arbitrator, CAS said, “found these limitations tenable and proportionate, considering the different opportunities for athletes to rise consciousness successful mixed zones, successful property conferences, connected societal networks, oregon successful Mr. Heraskevych’s case, wearing the helmet during 4 grooming runs.”

CAS added that the arbitrator “wished to authorities that she is afloat sympathetic to Mr. Heraskevych’s commemoration and to his effort to rise consciousness for the grief and devastation suffered by the Ukrainian people, and Ukrainian athletes due to the fact that of the war.”

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