Israel’s Olympic ice dancing team used a distinctly Jewish theme in their performance. Galit Chait and Sergei Sakhnovsky skated to Jewish folk music and had large Stars of David emblazoned on their costumes. They finished sixth in Monday night’s competition in Salt Lake City.
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