A team taking part in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games has reportedly been disqualified by their own country. On Sunday, the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games will come to a close. Gold medals are still on offer, with events such as curling, skiing, ice hockey, and bobsleigh all taking place on the final day of the Games.
The disqualification follows a series of tense moments for the Israeli delegation at the Milan-Cortina games.
Team tried to let Ward Fawarseh, an alternate, compete by faking another member's medical exam, Olympic Committee of Israel says, calling behavior 'against fair and sportsmanlike conduct' The post Israel disqualifies its own Olympic bobsleigh team for lying to officials appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Italy’s RAI apologizes after an off-air remark to “avoid" the Israeli team aired during Olympic coverage. Israel’s ambassador condemns the comment as discriminatory.
Switzerland’s public broadcaster has taken down a Winter Olympics clip online after a journalist’s commentary during an Israeli bobsled team’s run was criticized.
Israeli Olympic Committee withdraws four-man team after officials discover one of its athletes lied to allow a teammate to compete
Israeli Olympic bosses have officially complained to a Swiss broadcaster and demanded a probe into whether a commentator should continue working at the Winter Games after he criticized an Israeli bob athlete.
Winter Olympics: Why aren’t Palestine competing and is Israel banned? - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) maintains that both Israel and Palestine should have equal opportunity to compete at t
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — AJ Edelman and Menachem Chen are in last place out of 26 sleds at the midway point of the Olympic two-man bobsled race at the Milan Cortina Games. And they’re thrilled.