RTS commentator narrates the Israeli bob sled run

Transcribed audio (English below):

> Adam Edelman, première participation aux Jeux olympiques, qui s’autodéfinit « sioniste jusqu’à la moelle », je le cite, et qui a posté plusieurs messages sur les réseaux sociaux en faveur du génocide à Gaza. On rappelle que « génocide » est le terme employé par la commission d’enquête de l’ONU sur la région.

> Edelman a notamment déclaré, à propos de l’intervention militaire israélienne – là aussi, je cite :
“C’est la guerre la plus moralement juste de l’histoire.”

> Il a également tourné en dérision une inscription « Free Palestine » sur un mur de Lillehammer, en marge d’une étape de Coupe du monde.

> Il a par ailleurs demandé à ses abonnés d’envoyer « de la force » à Ward Farwarsey, lorsque ce membre de l’équipe israélienne – présent ici à Cortina – était engagé dans une opération de l’armée israélienne dans la bande de Gaza en 2023.

> Dès lors, on peut s’interroger sur sa présence à Cortina durant ces Jeux, puisque le CIO avait indiqué que les athlètes qui, je cite,
“soutenu activement la guerre en participant à des événements pro-guerre, en étant engagés militairement ou via leurs activités sur leurs réseaux sociaux, n’étaient pas éligibles à une participation.”

> Cette règle concernait les athlètes russes, en l’occurrence, afin d’en autoriser certains à concourir sous bannière neutre.

> On rappellera qu’une polémique a déjà éclaté dans ce centre Eugenio Monti, en raison du refus d’un skeletonneur ukrainien de renoncer à un casque à l’effigie d’un athlète ukrainien tué au front lors de bombardements russes. Le CIO a disqualifié ce skeletonneur, estimant qu’il avait enfreint la règle interdisant les messages politiques sur les lieux de compétition.

> Comme quoi, le sport est évidemment éminemment politique. On en a d’autres exemples cette année à Cortina, comme c’est le cas lors de chaque édition des Jeux olympiques.
En tout cas, Adam Edelman a réalisé le vingt-sixième et dernier temps cumulé après les deux premières manches.

English:

> Adam Edelman, competing in the Olympic Games for the first time, who describes himself as “a Zionist to the core,” I quote, and who has posted several messages on social media in support of the genocide in Gaza. It should be noted that “genocide” is the term used by the UN commission of inquiry on the region.

> Edelman notably stated, regarding the Israeli military intervention—again, I quote:
“This is the most morally just war in history.”

> He also mocked a “Free Palestine” inscription on a wall in Lillehammer, on the sidelines of a World Cup event.
He further asked his followers to send “strength” to Ward Farwarsey when this member of the Israeli team—present here in Cortina—was involved in an Israeli army operation in the Gaza Strip in 2023.

> At this point, one may question his presence in Cortina during these Games, since the IOC had indicated that athletes who, I quote, “actively supported the war by participating in pro-war events, being militarily engaged, or through their activities on social media, were not eligible to participate.”

> This rule concerned Russian athletes, in this case, in order to allow some of them to compete under a neutral banner.

> It should be recalled that controversy has already erupted at the Eugenio Monti center, due to a Ukrainian skeleton athlete’s refusal to give up a helmet bearing the image of a Ukrainian athlete killed at the front during Russian bombardments. The IOC disqualified this skeleton athlete, considering that he had violated the rule prohibiting political messages at competition venues.

> Which shows that sport is, of course, inherently political. There have been other examples this year in Cortina, as there are at every edition of the Olympic Games.
In any case, Adam Edelman recorded the twenty-sixth and last cumulative time after the first two heats.

now that’s what I call balls

Based commentator

Full respect for such a factual comment. The participation is questionable according to the rules.

this dude rocks!

All I hear are FACTS. Self-declared Zionists, proudly exclaiming online and offline their worldview. They’re not hiding it, they’re out boasting it. Just listen to Zionists, their words and actions line up. And decide for yourself.

Pretending we’re deaf and blind is embarrassing. Kudos to the RTS commentator.

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See nothing wrong with this

What a nonsensical commentary.

The fact that they came in dead last makes me happy for them.

No clue why he would be hated. Dude cited comments of the man. All based on facts.

Many of the Israeli supporters here be like –

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and then doing politics by saying SRG should be banned.

I think a sports commentator should keep politics out of sports. But I suppose if someone consistently does this for all countries waging war or committing war crimes, then it might be legitimate. The problem is that it’s only done for Israel. And if it only affects Israel, one has to ask why and what the motivation is.

Not a great look

I find it quite surprising. But honestly, he only stated facts. It was no propaganda. The fact that the CIO accepted such athletes is concerning.
And more honestly, if he really had to comment the run performance, he would have pretty much nothing to say lol

Dont see any problems… Just the truth… as a country they should be banned from sport in general! They just keep murdering people every hour!

Irregardless of the RTS commentator, I am glad I finally saw footage of the Israeli bobsled team. I had trouble finding it.

Their participation in Bobsled is pretty historic, on par with the first Jamaican team to do so.

based reporter.

Exceptionally based. So many bad actors in the world want to bend reality to their benefit that just stating facts is somehow controversial now.