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Pilot, AJ Edelman
AJ Edelman, OLY, MBA is the pilot of BobTeam Edelman. AJ is a 7-time national champion in the sliding sports of bobsled and skeleton. He is the first Orthodox Jew to compete in the Winter Olympic Games.
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Mission
"For myself, for my people, and for my country" is the motto of the athlete on BobTeam Edelman. The team's mission is simple: to be the best ambassadors of our people and country that we can be through proudly competing wearing the flag of Israel.
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A Historic Mission
In 2022 BobTeam Edelman fell just 1 spot, about 0.1 seconds short of a historic Olympic berth for our country. We are sliding towards history at the Milan 2026 Olympic Games. See you there!