'I'm prepared, they can do whatever they want,' says Israeli skier Barnabas Szollos; hundreds protest against ICE, which is helping secure US delegation; Vance jeered at ceremony The post Israel team marches to smattering of boos at Milan Winter Olympics opening ceremony appeared first on The Times of Israel.

A handful of diverse athletes — a pole-vaulter, sprinter, shot-putter, rugby player, and former Olympian in skeleton — will compete as Israel's first bobsled team during this year's Milan Cortina Winter Games, unlikely ambassadors of their diplomatically isolated nation.

Meet the Szollos siblings, Team Israel's skiing stars making history at the 2026 Winter Olympics with impressive achievements.

An apartment where the Israeli bobsled team was staying at for training ahead of the Winter Olympics was robbed, according to the bobsled pilot.

Team captain AJ Edelman opens up about creating Israel’s first Olympic bobsled team for the Milano Cortina Games.

Israel is sending nine Olympians and one Paralympian to the Milano Cortina Games, with modest aims of setting new Israeli records and proudly flying the flag of the Jewish state

Jewish and Israeli athletes enjoyed historic success at the most recent Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024, with a combined 36 athletes taking home 31 total medals between the two competitions. Israel’s seven Olympic medals were the country’s most in a single tournament.

Protests against the Winter Olympics in Milan have erupted as thousands march to condemn Israel’s participation in the games. Demonstrators also target the presence of ICE agents affiliated with the U.

Former Tulane track and field athlete Jared Firestone will make history next week when he competes in the skeleton for Israel at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter