Israeli 2-man bobsleigh team. (photo credit: Annegret Hilse/Reuters)JERUSALEM POST SPORTS STAFFTue, February 17, 2026 at 4:12 AM UTC·1 min readThe bobsleigh duo of AJ Edelman and Menachem Chen, as well as skier Barnabas Szollos, are competing in their respective events.
Israel’s athletes were back in action Monday at the Winter Olympics in Milan, with the bobsleigh duo of AJ Edelman and Menachem Chen, as well as skier Barnabas Szollos, competing in their respective events.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSzollos took to the slopes for the first run of the men’s slalom, a different discipline from the giant slalom in which he had already competed earlier in the Games.
Israeli skier Barnbas Szollos. (credit: CHRISTIAN HARTMANN/REUTERS)He had an impressive two runs and finished 27th out of 46 competitors to complete the challenging course.
Israel's bobsled team completed its first two heats
Meanwhile, Israel’s two-man bobsleigh team of Edelman and Chen completed their first two heats. The pair posted a combined time of 1:54.60 and currently sit in 26th place overall, last among the 26 teams in the competition.
They will return to the track tomorrow for the final two heats, which will determine the overall rankings.
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