The helmet’s not political, but the IOC ban is San Francisco: Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was removed from competition by the International Olympic Committee for the transgression of wearing a helmet of remembrance for his countrymen killed by Russians in the invasion of Ukraine, adorned with pictures of about 20 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed by Russian soldiers. Heraskevych’s removal is a personal tragedy for an athlete who has given much of his life to achieve a level of excellence worthy of representing his country on the Olympic stage. And it’s a travesty that as his country’s cities and civilian...