NY Times · Feb 11, 2022
An athlete from Ukraine protests against war during his skeleton competition.
Vladyslav Heraskevych, Ukraine’s lone skeleton racer, displayed a sign that read “no war In Ukraine” after a run in the men’s skeleton on Friday.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesA Ukrainian athlete displayed a “no war in Ukraine” sign after finishing a run in the men’s skeleton competition on Friday.
Vladyslav Heraskevych, 23, who was among 25 sliders in the event, held up a piece of paper with the message written in capital letters over the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag.
“It’s my position,” Heraskevych told The Associated Press after his competition. “Like any normal people, I don’t want war.”