Overview
- Team pilot AJ Edelman said passports, suitcases, shoes and equipment worth thousands of dollars were taken from an apartment used during training.
- Local police opened an investigation, and investigators processed the scene after the break-in, according to the team’s account.
- The team resumed training the same day, while some athletes remain at an undisclosed European base and are expected to travel to Italy later this week.
- Israel is set for its first Olympic bobsled appearance, planning entries in the two-man and four-man with Edelman driving alongside Menachem Chen, Ward Fawarseh and Omer Katz.
- The Israeli Olympic Committee offered no immediate comment, and official bobsled training in Cortina d’Ampezzo is scheduled to start Thursday.