Israeli Olympic bobsled captain doubles down on loyalty to country after broadcaster condemned his team for it

Team Israel bobsled captain AJ Edelman led his team to its first Winter Olympics in history, but was the target of a controversial broadcast rant by a Swiss announcer for country's the war in Gaza. (Jackson Thompson / Fox News Digital)

Team Israel Olympic bobsled captain AJ Edelman has accomplished a life mission — leading the first ever Israeli bobsled team to the reach the Olympics.

He had to sacrifice millions in Bitcoin to get his team to Milan Cortina, then had to live off smoked salmon and pizza for two weeks when he got there. 

It wasn't even the best pizza that he's had. He prefers Chicago deep dish. 

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And the whole team had to take some arrows throughout the process. The hotel Edelman's team was saying at was burglarized days before the competition began.

Then, when they finally made it onto the track, a broadcaster went on a politically charged tirade against the team while it competed. The broadcaster referenced the military service of several athletes on the team. 

"Edelman, a first-time Olympian and self-described ‘Zionist to the core,’ who has posted several messages on social media in support of the genocide in Gaza," RTS presenter Stefan Renna said during the team's heat in the men's two-man bobsled Olympic competition on Feb. 16. 

"This raises the question of his presence in Cortina during these games, since the [International Olympic Committee] had indicated that athletes who have — and I quote — ‘actively supported the war by participating in pro-war events, being militarily engaged, or via their activities on their social media networks’ were not eligible to participate."

The entire broadcast was later removed from the RTS website. But millions had