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Israel's Sheina Vaspi competes in the alpine ski women's combined standing super-G, at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, March 10, 2026. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)
March 12, 2026, 11:24 am
Amid war, Israeli Para athlete stands tall as she proudly displays national flag
Sheina Vaspi, Israel’s only representative at Milano Cortina Paralympic Games, delighted in wearing Star of David on her helmet as she competed, despite 12th-place finish
By TALES AZZONI
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
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
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
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
Illustrative: An helicopter of the French 'Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne' (High Mountain Police Squad, PGHM) lands during an avalanche search and rescue training, near Briancon in the French Alps on March 16, 2023. (Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)
March 22, 2025, 8:39 am
Israeli said killed in avalanche near Villaroger in France
Woman said to have been swept away by snow, four other members of group unharmed
By ToI Staff
Israeli Consul in Japan Avinoam Mizrahi, second from right, with three Israeli men who had been stranded in a mountainous ski resort near Japan's Hakuba, after their rescue, January 7, 2025. (Israeli Embassy in Tokyo)
January 7, 2025, 9:38 am
3 Israelis rescued from freezing Japanese mountain where they were stranded
Snowboarders got stuck after venturing off marked trails at Hakuba ski resort; Israeli envoy thanks Japanese for efforts, says trio undergoing medical checks
By ToI Staff
Hermon CEO Refael Nave has been on military reserve duty since the outbreak of Israel's October 7 war. He's also a member of the security squad in his hometown of Neve Ativ, in the foothills of the Hermon, pictured here on April 4, 2024. (Uriel Heilman/ JTA)
April 21, 2024, 6:20 am
Israel’s canceled ski season reveals how war is wreaking economic hardship in the north
The only place in Israel to get regular snow, Mount Hermon had 400,000 visitors in winter 2022-23; under threat of Hezbollah rocket fire this year it saw the number plunge to zero
By Uriel Heilman
Israel's Sheina Vaspi competes in the women's giant slalom standing alpine skiing event at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Center in Yanqing during the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games on March 11, 2022. (WANG Zhao / AFP)
March 11, 2022, 11:39 am
Israel’s first-ever Winter Paralympian hits the slopes at Beijing Games
Sheina Vaspi, finishing 15th in giant slalom, is forced to skip the slalom event after it was rescheduled for Saturday, when the religiously observant athlete does not compete
By Amy Spiro
Barnabas Szollos of Israel passes a gate during the first run of the men's slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 16, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP/Alessandro Trovati)
February 16, 2022, 1:02 pm
Israeli skier Szollos caps off successful Olympic run with 23rd place in slalom
Hungarian-born athlete had already matched Israel’s best Winter Games finish with a 6th place in the alpine combined, and is now setting his sights on 2026
By Amy Spiro
Barnabas Szollos, of Israel, celebrates after finishing the slalom run of the men's combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
February 10, 2022, 11:38 am
Israeli skier Szollos surprises with 6th-place finish at Winter Olympics
After best-ever showing for Israel in Olympic ski competition, Szollos says ‘it’s an honor to be here, to represent Israel, and I’m really, really happy’
By Amy Spiro
Israel's Barnabas Szollos competes in the men's downhill final during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre in Yanqing on February 7, 2022. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
February 7, 2022, 2:25 pm
Skiing siblings hit the slopes for Israel in Olympic debut at Beijing
Barnabas Szollos completes the men’s downill in 30th place, while his sister Noa Szollos crashes out of her second run in the women’s Giant Slalom
By Amy Spiro
Noa Szollos speeds down the course during the women's slalom, at the alpine ski World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Tacca)
February 3, 2022, 5:14 am
Israel’s small but proud Olympic delegation takes aim at the Beijing Winter Games
Four ice skaters and two skiers will represent Israel, while Jewish athletes from the US and Canada will also take to the ice at the 2022 Olympics, starting Friday
By Amy Spiro
Illustrative: A ski site in Italy, Jan. 28, 2021 (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
March 20, 2021, 12:46 pm
Israeli killed in skiing accident in Georgia
43-year-old man found buried under avalanche during trip with friends; his body will be flown home
By ToI Staff
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