Israeli olympic team

Israel Olympics icon Yael Arad awarded Chaim Herzog prize

Israel’s first Olympic medalist, Yael Arad, made history in 1992 when she became the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal, claiming silver in judo at the Barcelona Olympics.

YAEL ARAD (center) poses with the Chaim Herzog Presidential Award at a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem.
Israeli Judoka and Olympic medalist Peter Paltchik.

Israeli Olympic medalist Peter Paltchik on failure, pain, comeback, ahead of Jerusalem Marathon

Israeli 2-man bobsleigh team.

Italy's RAI apologizes after latest gaffe targets Israeli bobsleigh team

General view of the Olympic rings covered in snow ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, January 26, 2026.

Milano Cortina Olympics: Israel's delegation, ICE, and event's security measures spark debate


This week in 60 seconds: Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria

Got a minute? Here's the week in review.

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Israeli skating pair fall short; Edelman set to slide

On Thursday, A.J. Edelman, who was the final Israeli to book his place in Pyeongchang, will enter the fray in the skeleton competition.

ISRAEL’s ONLY active skeleton athlete, A.J. Edelman

Tech Talk: Israeli Olympians eat healthier

Day Two uses athletes' fecal samples to help design their ideal training diets.

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Another disqualification for Israel's Bynakov at Pyeongchang

Bykanov on Saturday illegally pushed an opponent int he 1500 meter race, disqualifying him for the first time in the Winter Games.

Israeli speedskater Vladislav Bynakov (right) competes in the men's 1,000 meters at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


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.

PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN addresses the Holocaust Remembrance Day opening ceremony at Yad Vashem on Sunday