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Last at halfway, smiling at the finish: Israel’s first Olympic bobsled run
Israel debuted in Olympic bobsled at the 2026 Winter Games with a two-man team finishing last but marking a historic first appearance in the sport.
- At Milan Cortina 2026, Israel debuted in Olympic bobsled with Adam 'AJ' Edelman and Menachem Chen racing on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
- Recruiting a rugby player and three track athletes, Edelman built the team by hand despite lacking a full-time coach and training from a robbed apartment, after his mother urged him to persist.
- After their heats, Edelman and Chen celebrated despite the time gap, posting the slowest starts and finishes and finishing nearly five seconds behind the leader.
- Edelman will get one more run on Tuesday and lead a four-man crew later this week; Israel's delegation includes 10 athletes, six of them sliders.
- Against a backdrop of political controversy and resource limits, Israel's Olympic participation comes amid boycotts, bans and backlash over the Gaza war, which has killed more than 71,800 Palestinians, according to the territory's health ministry.
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Israel’s Adam Edelman pilots in the bobsleigh men’s two-man training Heat 4 at Cortina Sliding Centre during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo on Feb. 13, 2026. (Photo credit: Stefano Rellandini / AFP via Getty Images via JTA) Jacob Gurvis | JTA No matter what happens when Israel’s bobsled team hits the ice at the 2026 Winter Olympics, team captain Adam “AJ” Edelman has already had a year for the history books. Th…
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