Mark - "You [Marv] are reading a lot into one Gallup poll" The Guardian, February 10, 2026
Vladyslav Heraskevych has accused the International Olympic Committee of doing Russia's propaganda for them after he was barred from racing in the Olympic Games because he wanted to wear a "helmet of memory" in honour of Ukraine's war dead. The IOC has maintained all week that the helmet, which depicts the images of 24 athletes and children who died from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, violates the athletes' charter. However, Heraskevych, who had a genuine chance of winning Ukraine's first medal in these Winter Olympics, has insisted that the helmet is an act of remembrance for the friends he has lost and it would be a "betrayal" to back down. "I was at many funerals when I was in Ukraine and it's a truly terrible tragedy that young people at such a young age died for nothing. Because of their sacrifice we are able to be here today and I want to honour them, and I want to honour their families." ... The mood in Ukraine is reflected by President Volodymyr Zelensky, "The helmet is a reminder to the whole world of what Russian aggression is and the cost of fighting for independence. We are proud of Vladyslav and what he did. Having courage is worth more than any medal." -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40752): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40752 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117908605/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
