Heraskevych arrived in Milan on Feb. 12 and told reporters the hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Kyiv time. He filed his appeal with CAS, the highest judicial body in world sport whose decisions are final. If the court overrules the disqualification, the athlete will have to travel about five hours back to Cortina d’Ampezzo. The third and fourth runs in the skeleton competition are scheduled for 8:30 p.m. and 10:05 p.m. Feb. 13.
“I know we didn’t break any rules,” Heraskevych said at a news conference.
“I believe we are on the right side, and everyone knows that. That’s the most important thing. I didn’t violate anything, so I appealed to the arbitration court and other bodies. There will be a hearing on the morning of Feb. 13. I will participate in the hearing. I will be there in person, not online.”
Earlier on Feb. 12, the International Olympic Committee
(IOC) disqualified Heraskevych from the Olympics for failing to comply with the
ban on using a “remembrance helmet” honoring Ukrainian athletes killed in the
war.