Jewish Athletes Look To Make Mark at Sochi Winter Olympics
Posted By richards on February 7, 2014
Skiers and Skaters Go for Gold With Style
Hanukkah Star: Noah Hoffman is the only Jew on the U.S. cross-country skiing team. He once put together a Hanukkah party for his teammates, complete with latkes.
Published February 07, 2014.
Who are you cheering for at the Winter Olympics?
The pickings might seem pretty slim for Jewish athletes in Sochi. The Israeli delegation is only sending a five-member team and few Jewish athletes from around the world have surfaced at the top just yet. But the American team does have some young Jewish stars worth keeping an eye on.
Hey, you never know.
Strummin Skier
Jared Goldberg has dreamed to ski at the Olymics since he was just four years old. By age six, he and his friends were holding bi-weekly races through the powdery mountains of Utah and at 13, he celebrated his bar mitzvah in a ski lodge.
Goldberg performed pretty well during the World Cup, only his second big race start of his career.
The first mens downhill race is scheduled for February 9, with a promising weather forecast. At age 21, this will be Goldbergs first time competing in the Olympics; but hes zipped down Sochis 12.4-mile Olympic track before during practice and said the mountain was probably among the coolest places I have ever been.
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Jewish Athletes Look To Make Mark at Sochi Winter Olympics
