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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 The post Israel limps away from Winter Olympics overshadowed by bobsleigh team’s drama appeared first on The Times of Israel.
The Israelis took part in the first two heats of the competition on Saturday, but it was the slowest sled to complete both runs.
The Israeli Olympic Committee disqualified Israel’s four-man bobsleigh team after determining that a false medical declaration was submitted to enable an unauthorized lineup change
In a now-deleted viral Winter Olympics clip, a Swiss commentator could be heard calling out a bobsledder from Israel for his 'support of the genocide in Gaza'. On Monday (February 16), Adam Edelman was competing in the two-man bobsled heats at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games when commentator Stefan Renna called him out.
A country's Olympic Committee has spoken out about its reason for disqualifying its bobsleigh team from competing in the 2026 games a day before the race.
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Israel disqualifies own bobsleigh team from Winter Olympics
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The disqualification follows a series of tense moments for the Israeli delegation at the Milan-Cortina games.
Swiss sports commentator Stefan Renna launched a fierce attack at the Israeli bobsleigh team and its captain, AJ (Adam) Edelman, during the RTS broadcast of Monday’s two-man competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Switzerland’s public broadcaster has taken down a Winter Olympics clip from its website after a journalist’s commentary during an Israeli bobsled team’s run was criticized. The
A team taking part in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games has reportedly been disqualified by their own country. On Sunday, the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games will come to a close. Gold medals are still on offer, with events such as curling, skiing, ice hockey, and bobsleigh all taking place on the final day of the Games.
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