Israeli bobsled team apartment robbed, Olympian says

An residence that an Israeli bobsleigh workforce member and different Olympians used whereas finishing their coaching for the Winter Olympics in Italy was robbed on Saturday, Israel’s bobsleigh pilot stated.

AJ Edelman, a former Olympic skeleton athlete who’s now the driving force for Israel’s bobsled workforce, stated in a social media publish that passports and different objects price “hundreds of {dollars}” had been taken from the residence.

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Adam Edelman and Regnars Kirejevs of Israel compete of their second run of the two-man bobsled occasion on the Bobsled World Championships, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Lake Placid, New York. (AP Photograph/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, file)

“What a season,” he added within the publish.

Edelman stated the workforce continued to coach even after an investigation was launched. He stated the best way the workforce dealt with the day was “an incredible instance of how we’re making progress in troublesome circumstances.”

“What a gross violation: suitcases, footwear, tools, passports stolen and the boys went straight again to coaching right this moment. I actually consider this workforce exemplifies the Israeli spirit.”

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Members of the Israeli bobsled workforce, from left to proper: Uri Zisman, Omer Katz, AJ Edelman, Ward Farwaseh, Itamar Shprinz, pose on the Israeli Olympic Committee headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, earlier than their departure for the 2026 Winter Olympics. (AP Photograph/Julia Frankel)

He clarified to The Related Press that he was in Italy, however not on the scene of the theft. He stated workforce coach Itamar Shprinz was current, nevertheless it was not clear whether or not he witnessed the theft or was close by when it occurred.

The Israeli Olympic Committee didn’t instantly touch upon the matter. Israel is taking part in bobsleigh on the Olympic Video games for the primary time ever. The workforce certified after Nice Britain determined to not take one of many two allotted locations for the Milan Cortina Video games.

The workforce has named the workforce “Shul Runnings” as they put together for his or her Olympic participation.

“Some name them Shul Runnings,” Israel’s official X account wrote on Thursday. “Others name them the little sled that might try this. We name them the workforce that made it attainable. The very first Olympic bobsled workforce for Israel.”

Israeli flag bearer Mariia Seniuk arrives through the Olympic opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, February 6, 2026. (AP Photograph/Hassan Ammar)

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The official bobsleigh coaching begins subsequent Thursday in Cortina d’Ampezzo.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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