Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov — the owner of the Shakhtar Donetsk soccer club and the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol — gave the money to Heraskevych from his charity foundation. The amount is equal to what the country’s Olympic gold medalists would get.

Vladyslav Heraskevych's charity fund has received a large sum of money after the Ukrainian athlete was banned from the skeleton competition at the Milan/Cortina Winter Olympic over a helmet controversy.

Skeleton is one of the many sports at the Winter Olympics where a helmet can come in very handy while competing. A number of the athletes who got the

Vladyslav Heraskevych was not allowed to compete in an event he was expected to medal in

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was "proud" of Vladylsav Heraskevych, adding, "Having courage is worth more than any medal."

Ukraine skeleton racer disqualified at Winter Olympics gifted $200,000 by Shakhtar Donetsk owner - The amount is equivalent to the prize given to the nation’s Olympic gold medallists

One married couple will spend Valentine's Day going head-to-head in an Olympic medal event. Belgium's Kim Meylemans and Brazil's Nicole Rocha Silveira are competing in the women's skeleton event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games -- just over a year after they tied the knot.

The 2026 Winter Olympics continue Saturday with medal events in Alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country skiing, skeleton, snowboarding, and speed skating.