President Zelensky met skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, who was disqualified from the 2026 Olympics over a helmet honoring Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia.

[noelreports@mstdn.social]

President Zelensky met skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, who was disqualified from the 2026 Olympics over a helmet honoring Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia. Zelensky presented him with the Order of Freedom and thanked him for his stance and courage. #Ukraine

[aaron@chirp.zadzmo.org]

@noelreports IOC really needs to get their head out of their ass.

[hitandmiss@mastodon.social]

@noelreports
Because this athlete's quality as a human being eclipsed his (also significant) quality as an athlete, and Zelenskyy was enough of a leader, and a hero in his own right, to recognize this and do the right thing.

[mlanger@mastodon.world]

@noelreports @NunavutBirder Hell, I couldn't understand a word they were saying but I still cried at the end.