Stefan Reina’s commentary on the Israeli team’s run in Cortina focused on the athletes’ support of the genocide in Gaza.

Credit: Shutterstock The Winter Games delivered more than high-speed thrills this week as Israel's history-making bobsleigh team found itself at the center of a global conversation that stretched far beyond the ice track.

The commentary on Radio Television Suisse was aired throughout one of the runs of Israelis Adam Edelman and Chen Menachem in the two-man bobsleigh event on Monday.

Elana Meyers Taylor of the United States finally claimed a long-awaited Olympic bobsleigh gold with a win in the women's monobob at the Milan/Cortina Winter Games on Monday. The 41-year-old had previously won five Olympic medals - three silvers and two bronzes - and broke into tears,

With eyes already on upcoming four-man race, team pilot AJ Edelman says after wrapping up first event that 'we're very proud -- Israel is in the Olympics, baby!' The post Jubilant Israeli team celebrates last-place finish in Olympic 2-man bobsleigh event appeared first on The Times of Israel.

At 41 Elana Meyers Taylor finally captured the Olympic gold medal that had eluded her through four previous Olympic Games.

The 2026 Winter Olympics medal count is taking shape, with Norway pulling ahead at the top of the table at the Milan Cortina Games. Norway (28 total medals) has claimed an Olympic-high 12 gold medals to go with seven

You’ve heard of bobsleigh, or the more colloquially termed bobsled, and you’ve probably watched it during the airing of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, but do you actually know how the sport operates?

Peterborough might not be known for its winter sports – there are no hills, and we rarely get any snow – but one Winter Olympic star has made his home in our city – and piloted the Jamaican bobsleigh at the last games four years ago.

"These photos are from two abandoned sites of Torino 2006: Cesana Pariol (ice track for bobsleigh, luge & skeleton), and Pragelato (the ski jump stadium). What shocked us: parts of it are still in surprisingly good shape, even after nearly 20 years. And yet, they didn't reuse these sites."

Dog watches Winter Olympics with enthusiasm