Swiss panel rules commentary on Israeli bobsled crew discriminatory
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 30, 2026, 5:33 PM
Last updated Oct 30, 2026
A Swiss public broadcaster's commentary on an Israeli bobsled team during the 2026 Winter Olympics was deemed discriminatory by a national complaints panel on October 30. The panel concluded that RTS journalist Stefan Renna's remarks about pilot Adam Edelman's prior social media comments concerning the Gaza conflict were not appropriate for a sports context. The comments, which suggested Edelman should be excluded from the Olympics for his views, received four formal complaints that the panel ultimately upheld in a 5-4 vote. RTS had previously removed the commentary from its website, acknowledging it was inappropriate given the situation. The ruling can be challenged in federal court.
- •Swiss complaints panel ruled against RTS for its commentary on Israeli bobsledder.
- •The commentary cited Edelman's pro-military social media posts amid the Gaza conflict.
- •RTS's remarks were considered stigmatizing compared to treatment of other athletes.
- •The Israeli bobsled team was competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics.
- •RTS's commentary was subsequently removed from its website.
- 5:33 PMYahoo Sports — Swiss TV commentary of Israel's Olympic bobsled run ruled to be discrimination
"BERN, Switzerland (AP) — A Swiss public broadcaster’s commentary on an Israeli bobsled crew’s run at the 2026 Winter Olympics was discriminatory, a national panel examining viewer complaints said Friday.The nine-member independent panel voted 5-4 to uphold four public complaints about the broadcast in February by French-language network RTS, the complaints authority known by its French acronym AIEP said in its ruling.
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