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Ukraine Skeleton Racer Receives $200k Donation

Vladyslav Heraskevych received a $200,000 donation from Shakhtar Donetsk owner after being disqualified from the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet commemorating fallen Ukrainian athletes.

The 27-year-old skeleton racer was barred from competition by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, which ruled that the imagery on his helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed since Russia's 2022 invasion breached rules on athletes' expression at the Games.

The donation, equal to prize money paid to Ukrainian gold medalists, was announced by the football club on Tuesday.