Israeli olympic team

No Minister, no passport: Bureaucracy risks Israel’s 2026 Winter Olympic dreams

“If these athletes cannot represent Israel, the delegation will almost not exist. That would be a major failure and a crying shame for generations,” said an Israeli Olympic Committee official.

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FIGURE SKATER Mariia Seniuk, selected as Israel’s flag bearer, faces uncertainty over her participation in the 2026 Winter Olympics next month in Italy due to a passport issue, a bureaucratic fiasco affecting much of the blue-and-white delegation.
Adi Bichman brings decades of experience in Israeli sport – as an athlete and executive –into her new position as CEO of the Israel Olympic Committee.

Former Olympian Adi Bichman appointed CEO of Israel Olympic Committee

Former Olympic swimmer Adi Bichman has been unanimously appointed CEO of Israel’s Olympic Committee as the country begins its push toward the 2028 Games.

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Israeli Olympians meet with children in Kibbutz Tzora.

Israeli Olympic athletes empower children with physical disabilities at Kibbutz Tzora

The Olympic Committee of Israel organized the program in cooperation with the non-profit organization “Go Baby Go Israel” to promote mobility, independence, and inclusion.

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OCI EXECUTIVES, athletes and Ze BeNafshi members pose during their joint event over the weekend.

Olympic Committee of Israel and ‘Ze BeNafshi’ team up

The event, held at the Olympic House in Tel Aviv, was designed to raise awareness of mental health challenges, break down stigma, and provide a meaningful and empowering experience.

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Skaters lead blue-and-white delegation to Olympics

Israel has qualified for the first time for the team competition, in which only 10 nations will participate.

FEBRUARY 8, 2018ByALLON SINAI
THE Israel figure skating duo of Evgeni Krasnopolski (left) and Paige Conners (right) will already begin their participation at the Pyeongchang Winter Games on Friday when they perform their short program as part of the team event.

Winter Olympics 2018: 5 Jewish story lines to watch

There are several compelling Jewish stories to catch up on before the action starts.

JANUARY 31, 2018ByGABE FRIEDMAN/JTA
SPEED SKATER Vladislav Bykanov (front) will once again headline Israel’s delegation to the Winter Olympics next month in Pyeongchang, South Korea

Israel's only skeleton athlete gears up for 2018 Olympics

The 26-year-old, who made aliyah in 2016, has stopped at nothing to achieve his goal of representing Israel at the Winter Olympics.

JANUARY 27, 2018ByALLON SINAI
ISRAEL’s ONLY active skeleton athlete, A.J. Edelman

Rivlin heads to Munich to unveil monument to murdered Israeli athletes

11 murdered Israeli athletes were brutally murdered during the 1972 Munich Olympics by terrorist organization Black September.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
A DEPICTION of the Munich Massacre memorial at Olympic Park in Bavaria to honor of the 11 Israeli athletes, coaches and the German police officer killed in a terrorist attack during the 1972 Games.

Israel’s judokas upset over Yom Kippur Worlds

Yom Kippur falls on September 19 in 2018, meaning that Israeli judokas won’t be able to compete on either September 18 or 19.

JULY 30, 2017ByALLON SINAI

Rivlin to attend inauguration honoring slain Israeli Olympic athletes

The memorial will be unveiled by German Frank Walter Steinmeier and President Reuven Rivlin in the first week of September.

JULY 17, 2017ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN addresses the Holocaust Remembrance Day opening ceremony at Yad Vashem on Sunday

Israeli figure skater Bychenko books spot in 2018 Olympics

MARCH 31, 2017ByALLON SINAI
ISRAEL FIGURE SKATER Alexei Bychenko competes in the men’s short program at the ISU World Championships yesterday in Helsinki. (

Jerusalem Grapevine: A fetching jacket

News briefs from Jerusalem and the surrounding area:JERUSALEM’S OLYMPIC

DECEMBER 30, 2016ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Ori Sasson of Israel's Judo team

Money for medals

Years between Olympics are lean ones for athletes.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016ByALLON SINAI
Rower Moran Samuel

Paralympics: Israelis aiming for more medals in Rio

Israeli athletes competed in hand cycling, canoeing and riflery.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016ByALLON SINAI
Israeli cyclist Kobi Lion