CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — AJ Edelman and Menachem Chen are in last place out of 26 sleds at the midway point of the Olympic two-man bobsled race at the Milan Cortina Games. And they’re thrilled.

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.

AJ Edelman, the driver for the Israeli bobsled team, said the stolen items included passports, suitcases, shoes and sporting equipment

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.

EXCLUSIVE: A Swiss television network has taken down from its website a viral Winter Olympics clip in which a commentator calls out an Israeli athlete for his "support of the genocide in Gaza." In correspondence with Deadline,

Israel Olympic bobsled team captain AJ Edelman says his team was allegedly burglarized in Prague days before their first Winter Olympics.

Over 3,500 athletes from 93 countries are competing for glory at this Winter Olympics, with 195 medals across 16 different disciplines up for grabs. But as at previous Games, global politics threatens to overshadow the sporting action. While the ...