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.

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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.

(JTA) — No matter what happens when Israel’s bobsled team hits the ice next week at the 2026 Winter Olympics, team captain Adam “AJ” Edelman has already had a year for the history books. The 34-year-old Brookline,

Israel Olympic bobsled team captain AJ Edelman says his team was allegedly burglarized in Prague days before their first 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.

The team includes a diverse group of athletes, such as a pole-vaulter, sprinter, and former Olympian in skeleton

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Passports and “thousands of dollars” worth of other items were among what was taken, Israeli bobsled pilot AJ Edelman said.

An employee at an official Olympics store is under investigation after shouting “Free Palestine” at Israel fans during the Winter Games in Italy, according to a video shared by StopAntisemitism. The confrontation was captured on video and posted Friday by the group,

An apartment where the Israeli bobsled team was staying at for training ahead of the Winter Olympics was robbed, according to the bobsled pilot.