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What You Need To Know About Jared Firestone, the ‘Jewish Jet,’ Competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics

JL;DR SUMMARY Jared Firestone, known as the "Jewish Jet," will represent Israel in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, in the sport of skeleton. 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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Jewish AthleteJewish PrideMarch Of The LivingMunich MassacreSkeleton RacingJared FirestoneWinter Olympics 2026Sport SafetyOlympic Dreams

Places mentioned

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Belluno, Italy
"At the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy, a strapping athlete participated while holding the Israeli flag and wearing a kippah."
Hollywood, Florida, United States
"The Hollywood, Florida, native and Jewish day school graduate started out as a track and field athlete at Tulane before attending law school at Yeshiva Universitys Cardozo School of Law."
Israel
"in which athletes from Israels Olympic delegation were held hostage and murdered by the terrorist group Black September."
Lake Placid, New York, United States
"The slider discovered he had qualified for the Milan Cortina Olympics last month while in Lake Placid, New York, and he shared an overjoyed video on Instagram."
Miami Beach, Florida, United States
"Firestone, who became an Israeli citizen in 2019, still lives in Miami Beach, Florida, where he runs his own law practice."

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