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Shakhtar boss pays Ukrainian racer $200,000 after Games disqualification

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

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Shakhtar boss pays Ukrainian racer $200,000 after Games disqualification
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MILAN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The owner of Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk has donated more than $200,000 to skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych after the athlete was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Winter Games before competing over the use of a helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes kil...

MILAN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The owner of Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk has donated more than $200,000 to skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych after the athlete was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Winter Games before competing over the use of a helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia, the club said on Tuesday.

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