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Israel’s bobsled team is chasing more than medals in its first Olympic outing in Milan

JL;DR SUMMARY Adam AJ Edelman, captain of Israel's bobsled team and the first Orthodox Jewish athlete in the Winter Olympics, is set to compete in the 2026 Milan Games. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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OlympicsIsraeli AthletesWinter OlympicsJewish Sports CultureIsraeli Bobsled TeamSports InfrastructureAdam Aj EdelmanOrthodox Jewish AthleteSports InvestmentAdvancing Jewish Athletes

Places mentioned

Israel
"when Israel attempted to recruit him to play for its national hockey team."
PyeongChang, Gangwon, South Korea
"placed 28th in skeleton at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea."
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
"The 34-year-old Brookline, Massachusetts, native is the first Orthodox Jewish athlete to compete."
New York City, New York, United States
"Jordana Balsam, a close friend who is an attorney in New York City,"
Park City, Utah, United States
"as well as in Park City, Utah, British Columbia and elsewhere."
British Columbia, Canada
"as well as in Park City, Utah, British Columbia and elsewhere."
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
"Olympic outing in Milan"
Cortina, Veneto, Italy
"Due to Olympic security, Edelman said his teams training time in Cortina was limited."
Czechia
"Then the teams apartment in the Czech Republic, where they were training prior to leaving for Italy, was robbed on Feb. 7."
New York, United States
"including his older brother, Emmy award-winning comedian Alex Edelman), only Edelman "

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