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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
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 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
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
Israel's Noa Szollos reacts after competing in the second run of the Women's Slalom, as part of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2025-2026, in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, January 4, 2026. (Jure Makovec / AFP)
February 5, 2026, 11:52 am
On skis, sleds and skates, Israel’s Winter Olympians ready to give their all in Italy
Israel is sending nine Olympians and one Paralympian to the Milano Cortina Games, with modest aims of setting new Israeli records and proudly flying the flag of the Jewish state
By Amy Spiro
Israel's bobsled team, led by AJ Edelman (second from right) poses with the Israeli flag after a race in Lake Placid, New York. (Courtesy Olympic Committee of Israel)
January 22, 2026, 8:07 pm
Israel’s bobsleigh team clinches spot at 2026 Winter Olympics
After championing the cause for the past eight years, team pilot AJ Edelman leads four-man squad to Milano Cortina: ‘Let’s go make more history’
By Amy Spiro
Mariia Seniuk of Israel performs during the women's short program at the figure skating world championships, March 26, 2025, in Boston. (AP/Charles Krupa)
December 31, 2025, 6:46 pm
Fate of Israel’s tiny Winter Olympics delegation on thin ice over bureaucratic hurdles
Under new regulations and with no sitting interior minister, Israeli Olympic hopefuls stuck without passports, throwing their participation into question just weeks ahead of games
By Amy Spiro
AJ Edelman (front) poses for a photo with the rest of the 2022 Israel Bobsled team (from left): Amitay Tzemach, Ward Fawarseh, Menachem Chen, Roman Shargaev and Amit Haas. (Courtesy AJ Edelman)
January 25, 2022, 2:20 pm
Israel’s 2022 Olympic bobsled dreams are crushed. But AJ Edelman is not giving up
After devastating razor-thin miss of spot at Beijing Games, Israeli-American Olympic skeleton veteran already has 2026 in his sights: ‘This mission is not done’
By Amy Spiro
Adam AJ Edelman of Israel brakes in the finish area during the men's skeleton training at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
From the WebJanuary 1, 2021, 9:06 am
Israeli-US athlete revives his Winter Olympics dream despite brain trauma fears
Adam Edelman, who competed in skeleton in 2018 games, plans to make comeback in bobsled, New York Time reports
Dave Nicholls, seated, rides in the bobsled. (Courtesy of Nicholls via JTA)
December 13, 2018, 3:45 am
Israel has a bobsled team, and it wants to compete in the Olympics
With a disabled pilot and a rookie brakeman, the Israeli duo were real underdogs in a recent qualifying event in Lake Placid, but managed to finish ahead of two other teams
By Josefin Dolsten
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