Israel pulls its first Olympic four-man bobsled after a disputed lineup change

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Israel’s four-man bobsled didn’t make it to the last day of the Milan Cortina Olympics because the nation's officials said they decided to pull the sled out of the competition after taking issue with how the team wanted to change its lineup and allow an alternate to participate. The Israeli Olympic Committee said it did not allow pilot AJ Edelman's team to compete in the final run of the competition, saying the way it tried to go about changing push athletes between the first two heats on Saturday and the last one on Sunday did “not meet the standards expected of Olympic athletes.” Changing push athletes midway through a bobsled competition is only allowed under special circumstances, such as legitimate illness or injury.