Snowboarder of the Ukrainian Paralympic team Vladislav Khilchenko, during his performance at the 2026 Paralympics, honored the memory of his comrade Georgy Azarov, who was killed by Russia.

The athlete took with him to the start a photo of a friend who served in the unit protecting against the “Shaheds” and died on a mission.

" ) was with me at the check-in. This is a snowboarder I know, with whom we were both fond of freeride. He died after being hit by a Russian Shahed. And I just wanted to make this little mention of him.. He rode the Paralympic route with me,” Suspilne Sport quotes Khilchenko as saying..

Let us remind you that at the Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina, a number of Ukrainian athletes were prohibited from competing in patriotic equipment, and skeleton player Vladislav Geraskevich was completely disqualified for wearing a “memory helmet”.

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Following the results of three days at the 2026 Paralympics, the Ukrainian national team takes second place in the medal standings, having won 10 medals - 3 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze.

Earlier it was reported that a Ukrainian athlete was reprimanded for wearing anti-war earrings at the 2026 Paralympics.