Do you even realize who was depicted on the helmet of banned Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych (@heraskevych )? They were Ukrainian athletes — women, men, and even children — who hoped to be part of the Olympic Games this year or someday in the future. But they never will be. They never stood a chance against Russian missiles. Vladyslav wanted to give them that chance — to carry them with him, to be their guide after death, and to honor their memory. Commemorating fallen athletes should have been among the most respected acts in the eyes of the International Olympic Committee. But not in a world shaped by injustice, Russian money, a loss of values and faith, a lack of dignity, and the absence of basic professional ethics. They told him to change the helmet and everything would be fine — to reject the memory of fellow athletes. He’d get his gold medal and the prize that came with it. After all, he had trained his entire life for this. But he chose dignity and values over a gold medal. This is how ancient legends were born in the past. Now they are returning to a world that has lost its soul. And these legends have Ukrainian faces. Athletes depicted on the helmet: 🖤 Alina Perehudova: Teenage weightlifter. 🖤Pavlo Ischenko: Boxer. 🖤Oleksiy Loginov: Ice hockey player. 🖤Ivan Kononenko: Actor and athlete. 🖤Mykyta Kozubenko: Diving athlete and coach. 🖤Oleksiy Habarov: Shooter. 🖤Daria Kurdel: Dancer. 🖤Dmytro Sharpar: Figure skater killed near Bakhmut. 🖤Yevhen Malyshev: 19-year-old biathlete killed near Kharkiv.
