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Jewish Olympics, eh?
(It’s all right, I’m part Canadian; I can make fun.)
Canada Israel — “Celebrating all that is similar and unique about our two amazing countries” — ran this wrap-up on the Israeli participants in the just-completed games.
Mazel tov, Steve Mesler
Mesler was a member of the U.S. bobsled (bobsleigh?) team that took the Gold Medal on Saturday.
I’d be interested in an explanation of why driver receives top billing: “ Steven Holcomb’s USA 1 won the United States’ first Olympic bobsleigh gold…” etc. Granted, the two guys in the middle don’t really seem to be “doing” [...]
Mo’ Jews, mo’ Jews, mo’ Jews
New MOTs at the Olympics: who knew?
Israeli ice dancers, take two (and a half)
We all love validation in our opinions.
Olympic profile: Laura Spector
An Olympic lesson.
Mazel tov, Zaretskys!
Israeli ice-dancing team finishes 10th. Not bad for a country who’s only experience with ice comes in a glass.
Let’s give ‘em something to talk about
Israeli Olympians: Skating on thin ice?
Before you ask: no, she’s not
How can someone named “Torah” NOT be Jewish?
Now that that’s out of the way
Laura Spector: Over and out
Olympic update
From the (New York) Jewish Week on why skating for Israel has its advantage.
Also, to put things into perspective, this tragic news about Nodar Kumaritashvili, a luge athlete from Georgia, who was killed when his sled jumped off the track and crashed into an unpadded pole.
I think we tend to forget just how dangerous many [...]
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