Geraskevych’s disqualification: The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected the Ukrainian skeleton athlete’s claim

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed the claim of Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Geraskevych against the IOC. The athlete was disqualified from the Olympic Games for intending to compete in a “memory helmet”.

Thiswas reported by “Public Sport”.

It is known that the day before, lawyer Yevhen Pronin filed a lawsuit in court. Today, the case was considered under an expedited procedure.

Following a court hearing that lasted about two and a half hours, arbitrator Annette Romba dismissed the lawsuit.

“We confirm that freedom of expression is allowed at the Olympics, but not at the competition venue. The judge listened to the arguments of both sides and made a decision in accordance with the IOC guidelines,” said CAS Secretary General Matthew Reeb.

As stated in court, the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation and the IOC recognized the Ukrainian’s helmet as “not in accordance with the Olympic Charter and the Guidelines for the Expression of Views by Athletes.”

Instead, according to Romba, the committee’s proposal to draw attention to the topic in the mixed zone, press conferences, social media, and wearing a helmet during training runs is “reasonable and proportionate.”

We will remind you that Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Geraskevych went to training on the Olympic track wearing a “memory helmet” with images of athletes who died during the war with Russia.

As reported, the International Olympic Committee has banned the skeleton athlete from competing at the Olympic Games wearing a helmet with the image of Ukrainian athletes.

Subsequently, Vladyslav Geraskevych was disqualified before the start of the competition at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

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