A pilot for the Israeli bobsledding team has revealed that the apartment being used by him and other Olympians while closing out their Milan Cortina Winter Games training has been robbed, taking place Saturday with “thousands of dollars” of items and their passports being stolen.

Learn the basics of Olympic bobsled—explore all events (2-man, 4-man, 2-woman, monobob), key rules of racing, how timing and scoring work, and how athletes and teams compete for medals at Milan Cortina 2026.

Israel's first bobsled team is set to compete in the Milan Cortina Winter Games. The team includes a diverse group of athletes, such as a pole-vaulter, sprinter, and former Olympian in skeleton.

Caleb Furnell, who attended Lee's Summit West High School, took the Opening Ceremony stage with Team USA as his mother and his former track and field coach watched proudly from Lee's Summit.

A speedskater and bobsledder have been chosen to represent the U.S. during the Parade of Nations at Friday's opening ceremony in Milan. (Photo: AP)