In a now-deleted viral Winter Olympics clip, a Swiss commentator could be heard calling out a bobsledder from Israel for his 'support of the genocide in Gaza'. On Monday (February 16), Adam Edelman was competing in the two-man bobsled heats at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games when commentator Stefan Renna called him out.

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.

The Israeli Embassy accused an Olympic broadcaster of "spreading slander" when he criticized athletes on-air over their alleged stances on the war in Gaza.

The Olympic Committee of Israel (NOC) has demanded an apology and the potential suspension of the Swiss journalist who accused a member of the Israeli bobsleigh team of supporting “genocide in Gaza”.

Swiss sports commentator Stefan Renna launched a fierce attack at the Israeli bobsleigh team and its captain, AJ (Adam) Edelman, during the RTS broadcast of Monday’s two-man competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

AJ Edelman, the driver for the Israeli bobsled team, said the stolen items included passports, suitcases, shoes and sporting equipment

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An apartment where the Israeli bobsled team was staying at for training ahead of the Winter Olympics was robbed, according to the bobsled pilot.