May 16, 2004
GOING FOR OLYMPIC GOLD - FINAL ISRAEL BOBSLED TEAM MEMBER CHOSEN
(Jerusalem, May 17, 2004) In the final trials for the first-ever Israeli Bobsled Team - IBT (www.israelibobsled.com), John Frank, former San Francisco 49er and Aaron Zeff, former US Fighter pilot have named Moshe Horowitz, a 25-year-old Jerusalemite and member of the National Football and Rugby teams to the National Bobsled Team.  Horowitz is a student at Columbia University in New York, and is currently studying on a semester-abroad program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  Horowitz moved to Israel with his family from New Haven, Connecticut in 1982. Read Press Release

April 19, 2004
LOOKING FOR ‘ONE GOOD MAN’
May Tryouts to Find New Olympic Star
(Jerusalem, April 19) Providing a unique opportunity for an Israeli athlete to compete on the international scene, the Israeli Bobsled Team (IBT) will be holding tryouts for the fourth and final Israeli member to join their historic first team. Any Israeli that meets the athletic requirements for the sport has the opportunity to be eligible for the team and if chosen will become an instant Israeli sports star. This ‘one good man’ selected from Israel's finest athletes will live, train and compete with the IBT on Olympic tracks in the United States, Canada, and Europe to qualify for the upcoming 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. Read Press Release

Dec. 17, 2003
Israeli Bobsled Team Ranks Among the Elite in America’s Cup Race
(Calgary, Canada) – Poised for an unprecedented inaugural season, the Israeli Bobsled Team is in third place after racing in the America’s Cup in Calgary, Canada, last week.
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Aug. 22, 2003
Watchmen to Play Benefit Concert for Israeli Bobsled Team
WINNIPEG, MB -- Winnipeg’s own The Watchmen will play a benefit concert to help raise money for the Israeli Bobsled Team (IBT). The event will take place on Thursday September 25th, 2003 at the Delta Hotel Winnipeg. A sell-out crowd of 700 is expected, and only limited seating remains. Up and coming Winnipeg band Tele will open the show.
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June 25, 2003
Former San Francisco 49er and Former U.S. Air Force Fighter Pilot Join to Compete as First Ever Israeli Bobsled Team
SAN FRANCISCO -- For the first time in history, Israel has a bobsled team. Two Americans, both with dual Israeli citizenship, have been sanctioned by the Israeli Olympic Committee (IOC) and accepted by the Federation International of Bobsled and Tobogganing (FIBT) to compete on behalf of Israel in two-man bobsled. Formed in 2001, the Israeli Bobsled Team (IBT) recently completed its inaugural season, much of which was spent at the Calgary Olympic Park in Alberta, Canada.
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