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Florida Skeleton Athlete Jared Firestone Competes for Israel in Olympics

1/30/2026

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Jared Firestone, a Florida-based skeleton athlete, will represent Israel at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
He narrowly missed the 2022 Beijing Olympics and recovered from a bicep injury.
After the October 7 Hamas-led invasion of Israel, he felt compelled to compete and quickly resumed training.
Firestone became an Israeli citizen in 2019, balances a legal career with training, and views the Olympics as his final competition.

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Story summary

Jared Firestone, a Florida-based skeleton athlete, will represent Israel at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
He narrowly missed the 2022 Beijing Olympics and recovered from a bicep injury.
After the October 7 Hamas-led invasion of Israel, he felt compelled to compete and quickly resumed training.
Firestone became an Israeli citizen in 2019, balances a legal career with training, and views the Olympics as his final competition.