Iryna🇺🇦

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@iocmedia No one has the right to tell others how to mourn. It crosses personal boundaries.

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

Yet another example of rules being bent to avoid offending terroruzzia.

[IOC MEDIA @iocmedia]

🚨 IOC statement 3/3

Facts:
▪️On 9 February 2026, during the official Men’s Skeleton training heats, the IBSF notified the IOC that Mr Heraskevych wore a helmet featuring images of Ukrainian athletes killed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

▪️On 9 February, the IOC met with Mr Heraskevych’s coach and the Deputy Chef de Mission of the NOC of Ukraine to explain that the helmet is not compliant and detailed the different options which are available to athletes to express themselves.

▪️In a letter on 10 February 2026, the IOC informed Mr Heraskevych that his helmet is not compliant with the Olympic Charter, and other rules, in particular the IOC’s Guidelines on Athlete Expression. In order to mourn the loss of his fellow athletes, the IOC offered Mr Heraskevych a black armband and/or a black ribbon as an alternative solution to the use of the helmet.

▪️At a press conference held on the evening of 10 February 2026, Mr Heraskevych indicated that he would still use the helmet in competition. With that he publicly conveyed the message that he would openly defy the IOC’s Guidelines on Athlete Expression.

▪️In a second letter on 11 February, the IOC informed Mr Heraskevych once again that he would not be allowed to start in the men’s skeleton event on 12 February 2026 wearing the helmet.

▪️In an IBSF technical check of Mr Heraskevych’s equipment on 12 February in the afternoon, he confirmed in writing that he intended to wear the helmet.

▪️Following the equipment check, another in-person conversation was held with Mr Heraskevych and the NOC of Ukraine Chef de Mission in the Olympic Village in Cortina to reiterate the IOC position and to offer alternatives. During this conversation, Mr Heraskevych reiterated his position.

▪️This morning, upon his arrival in the competition venue, Mr Heraskevych met with IOC President Kirsty Coventry, who explained to him, one final time, the IOC position. As in the personal meetings before, he refused to change his position.

▪️The course of action has the full support of the IBSF and the Winter Olympic Federations (WOF).

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@leonidvolkov Так в этом своем частном сообщении вы дали разрешение на публикацию. Даже призыв прозвучал.

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@lyashenkogs @sternenko А ви де служите?

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@EXALTEDxEXILED @reperepost @igorlachenkov В суді треба всі 1000 годин слухати?

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@Ghostvata @mikailme Вообще это было до 😀

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@AleksejSup28999 @mikailme Вот это новость. Пойду свет выключу, раз его нет 😀

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@PolyakMatischet @ZE_ne_mamont @mikailme А че два? Давайте 10 сразу 😀😀

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@Tahti_vaeltaja @mikailme Что то я не припоминаю, что б украинцы такое говорили. Итак понятно за что. За то, что не пошли на поклон к хуйлу

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@MrChinco1 @igorlachenkov It’s not that building - it’s across a street. British Council - is language school.

[Ihor Lachenkov @igorlachenkov]

Center of Kyiv, two Russian missiles hit a regular residential area

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@mindcouncil @war_monitor_ua Бо летіли не на Київ

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@TimWhatley321 @LucaLamberti11 @CaolanReports Slavic is just a linguistic group. USSR existed just from 1922. Russian empire occupied Ukrainian lands from 1772. What 1000 years? Are you dump?

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@TimWhatley321 @LucaLamberti11 @CaolanReports If Ukrainian is not European then who we are? Asian?

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@LucaLamberti11 @iHuntDads @CaolanReports Europe is not a continent. Eurasia is a continent. Is it American education?

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@LucaLamberti11 @CaolanReports Did you study at school? Where is Ukraine? In Asia?

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@EA555555555 @SergVolin Официальные ядерные объекты?

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@CraigTribe2 @rahilla @essenviews @grok You are hilarious. This is no, they did not.

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@Provcefl @SpHirinn @officejjsmart What do you mean? This photo was provided by russians.

[Iryna🇺🇦 @irakaspich]

@RonFilipkowski Omg. How priblems of movie industry is national security threat?