July 7 : Skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych, the Ukrainian face of the Milano Cortina Games after his helmet controversy, called on Tuesday for a coalition of national Olympic committees to oppose the IOC’s provisional lifting of Russia’s suspension and said visa bans and boycott talks should be on the table.Heraskevych, who was disqualified from the 2026 Winter Olympics over a helmet carrying a message about Ukraine, told Reuters the IOC's decision was “absolutely shameful” and risked giving Russia a platform for propaganda.“I believe that we should make a strong stand with other national Olympic committees, with other nations against this decision,” Heraskevych said.Asked whether a boycott could be a solution, he said: “If we have a strong coalition. “I hope we could organise some even