Skeleton athletes are basically a hybrid between a weight-lifter and a sprinter,” says Britain’s 28-year-old gold medalist ...

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych trained again Wednesday in his banned helmet at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Germany's Jacqueline Pfeifer and Briton Tabitha Stoecker continued their back-and-forth battle in their final skeleton ...

Ukraine's Vladyslav Heraskevych, left, talks to the media during a men's skeleton training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP ...

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych is allowed to wear a black armband at the Milan Cortina Olympics but the IOC says he cannot wear a helmet painted to honor Ukrainian athletes killed in ...

The decision came roughly 45 minutes before the start of the competition and ended a three-day saga where Heraskevych knew he was risking being pulled from the Games by wearing the helmet, one that ...

Mystique Ro still remembers her response the first time someone asked her to give the skeleton a try. “You want me to do what?” she said. That’s pretty much the right answer any sane, reasonable ...