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Sliding Into History: Israel Qualifies for 2026 Olympics

by Mackenzie Landi
Sliding Into History: Israel Qualifies for 2026 Olympics

Israel made ice-cold history on Thursday after qualifying a bobsleigh team for the Winter Olympics for the first time.

The four-man team, headed by pilot AJ Edelman – who has been working tirelessly toward this goal for the past eight years – will hit the track at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games in just a couple of weeks.

The team managed to clinch a place after reallocation – finishing just one spot out of contention in the official rankings, but garnering an invitation to the Games after another country decided not to use all of its slots.

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