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An apartment that a member of the Israeli bobsled team and other Olympic athletes were using as they finished training for the Winter Olympics in Italy was burglarized on Saturday, Israel’s bobsled pilot said.
AJ Edelman, a former Olympic athlete who is now the driver for Israel’s bobsled team, said in a social media post that among what was taken from the apartment were passports and “thousands of dollars” worth of other items.
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Adam Edelman and Regnars Kirejevs of Israel compete in their second race during the two-man bobsled at the world bobsled championships, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Lake Placid, New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
“What a season,” he added in the post.
Edelman said the team continued training even after an investigation was launched. He said the way the team handled the day “is a great example of how we keep going in difficult circumstances.”
“What a serious violation: suitcases, shoes, equipment, passports stolen and the boys returning to training today. I truly believe this team exemplifies the Israeli spirit.”
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Members of the Israel bobsled team, from left, Uri Zisman, Omer Katz, AJ Edelman, Ward Farwaseh, Itamar Shprinz, pose at the Israel Olympic Committee headquarters, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Tel Aviv, Israel, prior to their departure for the 2026 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Julia Frankel)
He clarified to The Associated Press that he was in Italy, but not at the scene of the robbery. He said the team’s coach, Itamar Shprinz, was there, but it was unclear whether he witnessed the robbery or was nearby when it occurred.
The Israeli Olympic Committee had no immediate comment on the matter. Israel competes in bobsled at the Olympic Games for the first time. The team qualified after Great Britain decided not to take one of the two places allocated for the Milan Cortina Games.
The team has nicknamed it “Shul Runnings” as they prepare for their Olympic participation.
“Some call them Shul Runnings,” Israel’s official X account wrote on Thursday. “Others call them the little sled that could. We call them the team that made it possible. The first Olympic bobsled team for Israel.”
Israel’s flag bearer Mariia Seniuk arrives during the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Next Thursday the official sled training will begin in Cortina d’Ampezzo.
