Swiss broadcaster yanks Olympic bobsled coverage after commentator's remarks target Israeli athlete

A Swiss broadcaster pulled its sum of a two-man bobsled lawsuit astatine the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics from its website aft a commentator sparked disapproval by calling an Israeli jock a "Zionist" and questioning his information successful the Games.

Radio Television Suisse released a connection pursuing the remarks by commentator Stefan Renna astir Israel’s Adam Edelman, broadcast during the two-man vigor connected Monday.

Israel's Adam Edelman, left, and Menachem Chen, right, get astatine the decorativeness during a two-man bobsled tally astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, connected Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

"Our writer wished to question the (International Olympic Committee) IOC's argumentation regarding the statements made by the jock concerned," RTS said successful a connection to Reuters. "However, though factual, specified accusation whitethorn person appeared inappropriate owed to its magnitude wrong the discourse of a sports commentary. For this reason, we removed the conception from our website past night."

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According to Reuters, Renna claimed that Edelman was a "self-defined Zionist" who has posted respective messages connected societal media successful enactment of the "genocide" successful Gaza. Renna mentioned the United Nations erstwhile clarifying his usage of the connection "genocide." 

"One tin truthful question his beingness successful Cortina during these Games," helium continued, citing the IOC’s rules against making governmental statements. 

Renna’s commentary astir Edelman lasted the duration of his tally with teammate Chen Menachem.

Israel's Adam Edelman, left, and Menachem Chen observe astatine the extremity of a two-man bobsled tally astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, connected Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.  (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Israel’s embassy successful Switzerland took to societal media to condemn the broadcast and Renna for what it called "a superior breach of nonrecreational responsibility." It besides demanded an apology and subject for Renna. 

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"We are profoundly appalled by the blatant maltreatment of a unrecorded Olympic broadcast by a Swiss RTS writer who exploited sum of the bobsleigh contention to beforehand a idiosyncratic governmental agenda, fabricating facts and spreading slander against Israeli athletes.

"The Olympic Games are meant to unite radical done athletics and just competition, not to service arsenic a level for governmental attacks oregon the dissemination of misinformation. The allegations made during the unrecorded broadcast were factually incorrect, misleading, and incompatible with the cardinal standards of liable journalism."

The embassy’s connection continued, "We basal firmly down Team Israel and are immensely arrogant of our athletes, who proceed to vie with dignity, determination, and exemplary sportsmanship." 

Edelman, who was calved successful the United States, took to societal media to code what helium called the "diatribe" directed astatine Israeli athletes. 

Israel's Adam Edelman, left, slides down the way during a two-man bobsled grooming league astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, connected Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

"I americium alert of the diatribe the commentator directed towards the Israeli Bobsled Team connected the Swiss Olympics broadcast today," helium wrote successful a station connected X. "I can't assistance but announcement the contrast: Shul Runnings is simply a squad of 6 arrogant Israelis who've made it to the Olympic stage. No manager with us. No large program. Just a dream, grit, and unyielding pridefulness successful who we represent. Working unneurotic towards an unthinkable extremity and crushing it. Because that's what Israelis do.

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"I don't deliberation it's imaginable to witnesser that and springiness immoderate credence to the commentary." 

He said successful different station connected Tuesday that it is "an honor" to correspond Israel astatine the Olympics.

"Anyone tin accidental thing astir us, but you cognize what? They tin lone accidental it due to the fact that we're here. Because Israel makes the intolerable possible. Victors, ne'er victims." 

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