{"puzzleId":"questions/2026/02/16","questionStates":[],"questions":[{"storyLink":"https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2026/02/12/vladyslav-heraskevych-ukrainian-helmet-olympics-skeleton/","quote":"The helmet itself carries no political message. I believe I had the full right to compete in it.","question":"Heraskevych was banned from an Olympic skeleton event for wearing a helmet covered in images of athletes from his country who were killed in the war. Which country is he from?  ","hints":[{"type":"sentence","options":[],"text":"The IOC allowed it during training runs, but said it violated the Olympic rules that ban athletes from making political statements in the field of play. Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Heraskevych the Order of Freedom. "},{"type":"multiple-choice","options":["Russia","Georgia","Poland","Ukraine"],"text":""}],"attribution":"Vladyslav Heraskevych","answers":["Ukraine","The Ukraine","Ukrane"],"type":"quote","story":{}}],"newsletter":"An Olympic helmet in today’s On the Record"}