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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
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 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
Israeli Mariia Seniuk competes during the women's Free Skating event of the ISU Figure Skating European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, January 31, 2025. (Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)
January 14, 2026, 8:31 pm
With clock ticking, Israel moves to resolve passport crisis for Winter Olympians
Knesset okays cabinet decision to grant Netanyahu temporary powers of interior minister in order to issue passports to 3 athletes caught in bureaucratic and political quagmire
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
Israeli skier Attila Mihaly Kertesz competes in the men's 10km interval start free at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Trondheim, Norway, December 7, 2025. (Marius Gulliksrud/ action press via Reuters)
December 24, 2025, 1:39 am
Israeli skier’s journey to Winter Olympic slopes was an up- and downhill battle
Attila Mihaly Kertesz, a Hungarian native who took up cross-country skiing in 2018, says representing Israel on sport’s biggest global stage is ‘something I can give back to my nation’
By Amy Spiro
Brazil's Caio Souza competes on the pommel horse during the men's all-around final at the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 22, 2025. (BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
October 22, 2025, 6:48 pm
Olympic chiefs seek to bar Indonesia from hosting sports events over ban of Israelis
International Olympic Committee says no sports federations should hold events in the country after Jakarta refused entry visas to Israeli athletes for gymnastics world championship
By Amy Spiro
Gold medalist Tom Reuveny and other members of Team Israel arrive home from the 2024 Paris Olympics, at Ben Gurion Airport on August 12, 2024 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 12, 2024, 9:08 pm
Israeli gold medalist says win was possible because of country’s soldiers
Returning home, Tom Reuveny says those protecting Jewish state are reason ‘I’m even standing here’; Israeli Olympic chief Yael Arad: Delegation’s success is due to ‘Israeli spirit’
By Amy Spiro
Illustrative: The Israeli delegation's flag bearers Peter Paltchik (2R) and Andrea Murez (R) stand at the front of the team's boat during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the Seine river in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. (Damien Meyer / AFP)
August 6, 2024, 4:17 pm
‘Armed guards with us 24/7’: Israel’s Olympians compete in Paris under tight security
Showjumper says athletes only permitted to be in village or competition site; head of Olympic Committee of Israel says team ready for ‘all kinds of provocation’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Members of Israel's team celebrate their victory during the mixed team elimination round against Mongolia in the team judo competition, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP/Eugene Hoshiko)
August 5, 2024, 1:56 am
Judo Olympic medalists return home: ‘Our goal was to raise the flag of Israel high’
Raz Hershko, Peter Paltchik and Inbar Lanir greeted as heroes at Ben Gurion Airport, say they were honored to represent Israel in such challenging times
By Amy Spiro
Israel's players react after being defeated by Japan at the end of their men's group D soccer match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the La Beaujoire Stadium in Nantes on July 30, 2024. (ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)
July 31, 2024, 1:48 am
Israel knocked out of soccer tourney, solidifies spots in windsurfing at Paris Games
Swimmers set new Israeli record in men’s 4×200m, qualify for final; Sharon Kantor in 2nd place after 7 iQFoil races; judoka Sagi Muki says he’s ‘proud of myself’ at his 3rd Olympics
By Amy Spiro
Slovenia's Lina Erzen, Estonia's Ingrid Puusta and Israel's Sharon Kantor (right) compete in Race 1 of the women's IQFoil windsurfing event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Marseille, July 29, 2024. (Clement MAHOUDEAU / AFP)
July 29, 2024, 7:44 pm
Sailing frustrations, surfing triumphs and tough judo battles for Israel in Paris
Low winds again delay iQFoil contest, where Sharon Kantor is heavy favorite; in Tahiti, Anat Lelior advances to round 3; judokas Timna Nelson-Levy, Tohar Butbul knocked out early
By Amy Spiro
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