The closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Sunday brought to an end another Winter Games without a medal for Israel.
Nevertheless, the six athletes representing the Jewish state had some high points to celebrate.
Vladislav Bykanov, 32, set a personal record of 2:09.95 minutes in the 1,500-meter short-track speed skating race. He placed sixth in the semifinal of that event, and third in the men’s 500-meter quarterfinal. Bykanov ended his Olympic appearance in 12th place overall.
Hailey Kops, 19, and Evgeni Krasnopolski, 33, finished in 15th place among 19 figure-skating pairs.
Noa Szollos, 19, had her best result in the women’s super G ski event, finishing in 34th place.
The Winter Paralympics begin in Beijing on March 4. Israel’s sole competitor will be 20-year-old downhill skier Sheina Vaspi.
This article was first published by Israel21c.