American Olympian Austin Florian goes viral for incredible helmet design

American Olympic skeleton rival Austin Florian caught societal media’s attraction connected Wednesday for the unthinkable plan that was connected his equipment.

Florian raced successful the vigor with his helmet stylized arsenic the comic publication quality Venom. Olympic fans connected societal media were mesmerized by the artwork.

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United States' Austin Florian starts for a men's skeleton tally astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

He finished successful 14th successful the archetypal vigor with a clip of 56.95. It was the champion commencement successful the tract and boded good for the mixed squad lawsuit aboriginal successful the Games. He moved up to 13th successful the 2nd run, scoring a clip of 1:53.54. The 3rd vigor is acceptable to statesman aboriginal Friday.

Florian’s teammate, Dan Barefoot, was successful 19th contempt dealing with a important enarthrosis injury.

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United States' Austin Florian starts for a men's skeleton grooming league astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

The full lawsuit was overshadowed by contention that occurred aboriginal Thursday. Ukrainian Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Olympics arsenic helium refused to deterioration a helmet that wasn’t allegedly making a governmental statement. His helmet featured the Ukrainian athletes and coaches who person fallen unfortunate to the country’s warfare with Russia.

Florian said helium was alert of the contention arsenic Heraskevych was acceptable to vie earlier him.

"We’re mostly beauteous focused connected what we’re doing. We’re alert of it," Florian said. "Everyone’s alert of it, obviously. And we effort not to fto it impact us, but you've got to bash what you've got to do, and he’s going to bash what he’s going to bash astatine the extremity of the day. And it’s a bummer."

United States' Austin Florian arrives astatine the decorativeness during a men's skeleton grooming league astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Britain’s Matt Weston led the tract aft the archetypal 2 heats.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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