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With eyes already on upcoming four-man race, team pilot AJ Edelman says after wrapping up first event that 'we're very proud -- Israel is in the Olympics, baby!' The post Jubilant Israeli team celebrates last-place finish in Olympic 2-man bobsleigh event appeared first on The Times of Israel.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — AJ Edelman and Menachem Chen are in last place out of 26 sleds at the midway point of the Olympic two-man bobsled race at the Milan Cortina Games. And they’re thrilled.

A Swiss commentator has accused a member of the Israeli bobsleigh team of supporting “genocide in Gaza” and questioned the presence at the Winter Games of Israeli athletes who support the war.

Skeleton's Jared Firestone ends Olympic run in 22nd place, as country's first-ever cross-country skier crosses the finish line second to last at Milano Cortina Games The post Israel makes history but no major wins in first week at 2026 Winter Olympics appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Swiss sports commentator Stefan Renna launched a fierce attack at the Israeli bobsleigh team and its captain, AJ (Adam) Edelman, during the RTS broadcast of Monday’s two-man competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

In Milano Cortina, Israel’s winter athletes will aim to leave a lasting impression – one run, skate, and slide at a time with nine Olympians and one Paralympian competing.

AJ Edelman, the driver for the Israeli bobsled team, said the stolen items included passports, suitcases, shoes and sporting equipment