Skier Bernbash (Bernie) Solosh, today (Thursday) recorded one of Israel's greatest achievements at the Winter Olympics, after finishing sixth in the combined competition (Down Hill and Slalom), and was 1.07 seconds away from a historic medal.
Courtesy of the Israel Olympic Committee
After the achievement, Solush was warmly received by the members of the delegation, headed by the Olympic Committee chair Yael Arad, and then a long line of reporters waited for him, who wanted to hear and get to know the Israeli surfer better.
"I had a very good race, and I tried to have as much fun as possible," Solosh said at the end. .
"I am very pleased with the competition today. I showed what I am capable of. Thank you to all the Israelis, the greeters, the supporters and everyone who got up early to watch me, I will reply to everyone. I am also happy to see my sister Noa succeed and she is improving from competition to competition. .
Another person who was still pleased with the achievement was the director of the Olympic Committee, Gili Lustig, who told Israel Today: "It is a truly historic and inconceivable achievement, there is no doubt that skiing is the tennis of winter.
A very popular and attractive industry and important in the Olympics.
"Bernie does a great competition. He started great when he finished twice in 30th place, he is very diverse, and thanks to that he did what he did today. Both Bernie and his sister Noa, both just starting out, are really first Olympics, both in a very promising way "- 2026 in Cortina, Italy, and they have a third brother who can also succeed."
Noa Solush.
She, too, is progressing nicely, Photo: Getty Images
Is it really possible to dream of a medal in four years?
"Bernie was very close to the medal today and with no dreams then do not achieve. He definitely needs to aim for another jump. He was already 13th in the world championships and now jumped to sixth place in the Olympics. If you had said that before, no one would have believed you."
But still it is difficult for people to connect with them, because they do not live in Israel
"There is no doubt that it is not like the summer games. The winter games speak less to the Israeli audience, but by and large we go for two disciplines that are suitable for the State of Israel, such as figure skating, which is very similar to artistic gymnastics - an aesthetic discipline.
"Skiing is something else, because we have nowhere to train. Mount Hermon is open maybe 10 days a year, but it is an industry that a lot of Israelis like, a lot of families fly for ski trips, so it is an industry that can break boundaries and it is a family that is Israeli."
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