'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.

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

You had to listen carefully, but jeers for the Israeli delegation and for US vice president JD Vance could be heard over the music in the vast San Siro stadium.

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

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — An Israeli bobsled pilot says the apartment that he and some fellow Olympians have been using while finishing their training for the Milan Cortina Winter Games was robbed Saturday,

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

In Milano Cortina, Israel’s winter athletes will aim to leave a lasting impression – one run, skate, and slide at a time with nine Olympians and one Paralympian competing.

An Israeli bobsled pilot says the apartment that he and some fellow Olympians have been using while finishing their training for the Milan Cortina Winter Games was robbed Saturday. Among the missing items were passports and ‘thousands of dollars’ worth of other sporting equipment.

An Olympics spokesperson said 'athletes shouldn’t be punished for whatever their governments have done' after jD Vance and Israel were booed