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2026 Milano Cortina Olympics

Israel's Sheina Vaspi is pictured after competing at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Center in Yanqing during the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games on March 11, 2022. (Wang Zhao / AFP)
March 6, 2026, 4:07 am
In shadow of war, Israel’s Winter Paralympian is ready to ski – but not on Shabbat
Sheina Vaspi to skip two events at 2026 Milano Cortina Games due to Shabbat observance, but vows to ensure Israeli flag flies at Paralympic Games
By Amy Spiro
Emery Lehman competes at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy. (Noel Stave/ Speedskating)
February 23, 2026, 4:16 pm
Taking a final lap in Milan, US skating medalist Emery Lehman enters Jewish Olympic lore
After silver finish this week, speedskater may be the most decorated Jew in Winter Games history – an honor, he says, that came with sacrifices he now looks forward to making up
By Ed Klajman
United States' Jack Hughes celebrates after scoring the winning goal against Canada during the overtime period of the men's ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, February 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
February 23, 2026, 1:18 am
Jewish hockey star Jack Hughes clinches gold medal for Team USA at Winter Olympics
Dramatic overtime goal breaks 46-year Olympic drought for Team USA, which hadn’t taken home gold since 1980’s ‘Miracle on Ice’
By jacob gurvis
Israel's AJ Edelman, front, Menachem Chen, Uri Zisman and Omer Katz start for a four-man bobsleigh run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
February 22, 2026, 5:42 pm
Israel limps away from Winter Olympics overshadowed by bobsleigh team’s drama
After scrappy group fought for years for a spot on the Olympic stage, its legacy is tainted by disqualification, and the whole delegation’s accomplishments at the Games have been swallowed up
By Amy Spiro
Israel's AJ Edelman, left, Menachem Chen, Uri Zisman and Omer Katz arrive at the finish during a four-man bobsleigh run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
February 22, 2026, 9:19 am
Israel disqualifies its own Olympic bobsleigh team for lying to officials
Team tried to let Ward Fawarseh, an alternate, compete by faking another member’s medical exam, Olympic Committee of Israel says, calling behavior ‘against fair and sportsmanlike conduct’
By Amy Spiro
Israel's AJ Edelman (left) Menachem Chen, Uri Zisman and Omer Katz slide down the track during a four-man bobsleigh run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, February 21, 2026. (AP/Aijaz Rahi)
February 21, 2026, 8:40 pm
Italian broadcaster apologizes after commentator calls to ‘avoid’ Israeli bobsleigh team
RAI Sport’s interim director says on-air remark during Winter Olympics coverage was ‘unacceptable’ and that an internal review has already been launched
By Amy Spiro
United States' Emery Lehman competes in the men's 1500m speed skating time trials at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Rho, Italy, February 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
February 18, 2026, 3:43 am
American Jewish speedskater Emery Lehman wins silver medal at Winter Olympics
Four-time Olympian picks up second medal of his career during 2026 Games in Italy, which he has said will be his last
By jacob gurvis
Israel's Adam Edelman (left) and Menachem Chen congratulate each other after competing in the bobsleigh men's 2-man heat 3 at Cortina Sliding Center during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina on February 17, 2026. (Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP)
February 17, 2026, 10:31 pm
Jubilant Israeli team celebrates last-place finish in Olympic 2-man bobsleigh event
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!’
By Amy Spiro
Israel's AJ Edelman salutes the public at the end of a two-man bobsleigh run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP/Alessandra Tarantino)
February 17, 2026, 1:13 pm
Swiss TV calls Israeli Olympic bobsleigh captain a ‘supporter of genocide’ in Gaza
Commentator uses entire 2-minute run to slam AJ Edelman, complain that Israelis are allowed to compete while Russia is banned; Edelman: I refuse to lend ‘credence’ to ‘diatribe’
By Ethan Rubinson and Amy Spiro
Israel's Jared Firestone reacts after competing in the skeleton men's heat 4 at Cortina Sliding Center during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo on February 13, 2026. (Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP)
February 14, 2026, 7:58 pm
Israel makes history but no major wins in first week at 2026 Winter Olympics
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
By Amy Spiro
Israel's 2026 Winter Olympics bobsled team, clockwise from back left: Omer Katz, Ward Fawarseh, Uri Zisman, AJ Edelman, Menachem Chen and coach Itamar Shprinz. (Courtesy)
February 14, 2026, 5:01 pm
Israel’s bobsled team is chasing more than medals in its first Olympic outing in Milan
When the crew in blue and white hits the ice next week, it will be making history with AJ Edelman, the first Orthodox winter Olympian
By jacob gurvis
A man holds a placard reading "Israel out of the Olympics" during a protest against the environmental, economic, and social impact of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on February 7, 2026. (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)
February 8, 2026, 10:57 pm
Pro-Palestinian groups join anti-Olympics protests in Milan, demand Israel be ousted
Participants at the Saturday rally, whose fringes turn violent, call for release of activist arrested on suspicion of fundraising for Hamas
By Rossella Tercatin and Reuters
Members of Israel's bobsleigh team, from left, Uri Zisman, Omer Katz, AJ Edelman, Ward Farwaseh and Itamar Shprinz, pose at the Olympic Committee of Israel headquarters, January 28, 2026, in Tel Aviv, before their departure for the 2026 Winter Olympics. (AP/Julia Frankel)
February 8, 2026, 4:11 am
Israeli bobsled team’s apartment robbed ahead of Milan Winter Games, says athlete
Bobsled pilot AJ Edelman says burglars pinched passports, thousands of dollars’ worth of items in weekend break-in, adds that team pushed ahead, kept training despite setback
By AP and ToI Staff
Fireworks and the Olympic flame are during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games next to the Arco della Pace monument in Milan, northern Italy, on February 6, 2026. (Daniel MUNOZ / AFP)
February 7, 2026, 4:10 am
In Olympic first, twin flames kick off Italy’s winter games after glitzy ceremony
Cauldrons lit in two host cities Milan and Cortina, after singer Mariah Carey gets party started, performers pay tribute to Italian history, art, and fashion
By Keith Weir, Elvira Pollina and Juliet Pretot
Mariia Seniuk, flag bearer of Israel, walks during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, February 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
February 6, 2026, 11:54 pm
Israel team marches to smattering of boos at Milan Winter Olympics opening ceremony
‘I’m prepared, they can do whatever they want,’ says Israeli skier Barnabas Szollos; hundreds protest against ICE, which is helping secure US delegation; Vance jeered at ceremony
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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