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Shakhtar Donetsk owner Rinat Akhmetov donated over $200,000—equal to Ukraine's gold-medal prize money—to Vladyslav Heraskevych after he was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Winter Games for wearing a helmet honoring Ukrainian athletes killed in the war; the helmet violated IOC rules on political expression, CAS upheld the disqualification, and Zelenskiy praised the athlete.
Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych, a skeleton racer, received a $200,000 gift to support his career after his Olympic disqualification, with an appeal hearing ongoing in Milan.
Britain made Olympic history by winning two golds in a day as Matt Weston and Tabitha Stoecker clinched the mixed team skeleton, giving Team GB its third gold of Milan-Cortina and making Weston the first Briton to win two Winter Games golds. Stoecker posted 1:00.77, setting up a final time of 1:59.36, while Germany took silver and bronze and a second GB duo, Marcus Wyatt and Freya Tarbit, finished 0.01 seconds off the podium.
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil won the giant slalom to give South America its first Winter Olympic gold, while teammate Nicole Rocha Silveira competes in skeleton, aiming for Brazil’s best Olympic finish.
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was excluded from the 2026 Winter Olympics for wearing a helmet honoring athletes killed since Russia’s invasion, a form of messaging the IOC bans on the field of play; after a three‑day appeal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the IOC’s decision, with the ruling issued roughly 45 minutes before his scheduled race in Milan.
Team GB’s skeleton program thrives on cutting-edge engineering, elite coaching, and talent pipelines rather than a home ice track. Matt Weston’s Milan-Cortina 2026 gold extends Britain’s skeleton medal haul to 10, built on sled design, wind-tunnel testing, and a culture of open knowledge sharing among athletes, plus investment and UK Sport funding with a high-performance environment at Bath’s push track. The squad’s camaraderie and systematic preparation—expanded leadership from coaches like Martins Dukurs—drive strong results even with limited ice time and, at times, challenging equipment choices.
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil wins the country’s first Winter Olympics medal, taking gold in the men’s giant slalom and delivering an emotional post-race moment. The day also features Austria’s Janine Flock setting a track record in women’s skeleton and curling drama between Sweden and Canada, with ongoing live events including ski jumping at Milan Cortina 2026.
Ukraine’s skeleton team wore helmets honoring athletes killed in the war during training at the 2026 Winter Olympics, but the IOC stated that such tributes are not allowed in competition and banned their use for the race (even as athletes like Vladyslav Heraskevych continued training).
U.S. skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender is appealing a decision as she pursues a sixth Olympic berth.
American skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender appears to face another setback to her Olympic aspirations after competing at the 2025 skeleton world championships in Lake Placid; the story was updated Jan. 15, 2026.
A storm of controversy hit the eve of the Milan-Cortina Olympics after four Canadian women were withdrawn from the NAC Lake Placid skeleton race, shrinking the field and reducing ranking points that could affect Olympic qualification. American Katie Uhlaender accused Canada of a deliberate move to boost a fellow slider, while Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton denied intent and IBSF opened an integrity investigation. The episode drew international criticism and could impact future funding and the careers of several athletes.
Scientists have successfully sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian man from over 4,500 years ago, providing new insights into early Egyptian ancestry, health, and occupation, with implications for understanding the genetic history of ancient Egypt.
The skeletal remains of a man and a woman, possibly a married couple, were discovered buried next to each other in Germany. The woman's skeleton was found without facial bones, but further analysis revealed that her skull was damaged later due to shallow burial. The man was buried with various grave goods, suggesting he may have been a noble figure. The woman's grave lacked burial items, possibly due to robbery or her conversion to Christianity. Archaeologists are conducting further analysis to learn more about their identities and cause of death.
A DIY enthusiast named Matt Vella has created a Halloween project called Hack Skellington, a posable skeleton equipped with an eye socket-mounted camera, speaker, and servos that can scare trick-or-treaters or anyone who gets too close. Using ChatGPT and an AI-generated voice, Hack Skellington can recognize people, welcome them by name, make eye contact, and move its arm. The project is powered by a Radxa Zero SBC programmed in Viam, and the total cost was around $150.
Officials in Grantsville, Utah demanded that a Halloween display featuring a skeleton pole-dancing on a street sign be removed due to city code violations. The display was moved to a front yard, where it now includes a new pole, more skeletons, lights shaped like a stage, and a tip jar. The display has divided the community, with some finding it inappropriate while others have contributed their own decorations and left money in the tip jar. The creator of the display plans to make it more elaborate in the future.