The Israelis took part in the first two heats of the competition on Saturday, but it was the slowest sled to complete both runs.

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.

Israel's first Olympic four-man bobsled team has exited the Milan Cortina Games after a dispute over an attempted lineup change.

Israeli Olympic bosses have officially complained to a Swiss broadcaster and demanded a probe into whether a commentator should continue working at the Winter Games after he criticized an Israeli bob athlete.

A Swiss commentator has accused a member of the Israeli bobsleigh team of supporting “genocide in Gaza” and questioned the presence at the Winter Games of Israeli athletes who support the war.

Switzerland’s public broadcaster has taken down a Winter Olympics clip online after a journalist’s commentary during an Israeli bobsled team’s run was criticized.

The disqualification follows a series of tense moments for the Israeli delegation at the Milan-Cortina games.

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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.

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 The post Israel makes history but no major wins in first week at 2026 Winter Olympics appeared first on The Times of Israel.

The Israeli Embassy accused an Olympic broadcaster of "spreading slander" when he criticized athletes on-air over their alleged stances on the war in Gaza.