EPISODE · Feb 18, 2026 · 7 MIN
Explainer 505: Are the Winter Olympics apolitical?
from The Foreign Desk · host Monocle
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was not allowed to compete in a helmet decorated with pictures of athletes killed in the war with Russia. But is it really true that the Olympics are apolitical? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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