# Jared Firestone

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{{Short description|Isreali-American skeleton racer (born 1990)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jared Firestone
| image = 2025 IBSF WCh - skeleton - men (15 of 41).jpg
| caption = Firestone at the [IBSF World Championships 2025](/source/IBSF_World_Championships_2025)
| native_name = ירד יוסף פיירסטון
| native_name_lang = he
| full_name = Jared Alec Firestone
| nickname = The Jewish Jet
| national_team = [Israel national skeleton team](/source/Israel_national_skeleton_team)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|03|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [Miami, Florida](/source/Miami%2C_Florida), U.S.
| education = [Tulane University](/source/Tulane_University)<br>[Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law](/source/Benjamin_N._Cardozo_School_of_Law)
| years_active = 2019–present
| height = 1.72 m
| weight = 81 kg
| website = {{URL|https://jewishjet.com/}}
| country = [Israel](/source/Israel)
| sport = {{hlist|[Skeleton](/source/Skeleton_(sport))|[bobsled](/source/Bobsleigh)}}
| coach = Self-coached
| medaltemplates = 
}}

'''Jared Alec Firestone''' ([Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language): ג’ארד יוסף פיירסטון; born March 30, 1990) is an American-born Israeli skeleton racer and a lawyer based in Florida.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=@stewartain |date=February 13, 2021 |title=Cool runnings: This Florida bobsledder is Israel's next big hope for Olympic Winter Gold |url=https://forward.com/news/464062/cool-runnings-this-florida-bobsledder-is-israels-next-big-hope-for-olympic/ |access-date=September 30, 2025 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jared A. Firestone |url=https://www.floridabar.org/about/section/profile/?num=125675 |access-date=September 30, 2025 |website=The Florida Bar |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 21, 2024 |title=Israel's bobsled team pushing for Olympic glory amid Gaza war |url=https://nypost.com/2024/02/21/sports/israels-bobsled-team-pushing-for-olympic-glory-amid-gaza-war/ |access-date=September 30, 2025 |website=[NY Post](/source/NY_Post) |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jared Firestone |url=https://www.bobsleighskeletonisrael.com/jared-firestone |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217164659/https://www.bobsleighskeletonisrael.com/jared-firestone |archive-date=February 17, 2022 |access-date=September 30, 2025 |website=Bobsleigh Skeleton Israel |language=en}}</ref>

He represents [Israel's national bobsleigh team](/source/Israel_national_bobsleigh_team).<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2025 |title=Israeli bobsled teams prepare for World Championship, Winter Olympics |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/sports/article-844936 |access-date=September 30, 2025 |website=[The Jerusalem Post](/source/The_Jerusalem_Post) |language=en |issn=0792-822X}}</ref> Firestone qualified to represent Israel in skeleton at the [2026 Winter Olympics](/source/2026_Winter_Olympics), scheduled to be held in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

In 2022, Firestone became the first Israeli to win gold in a [skeleton](/source/Skeleton_(sport)) race, and in March 2025 became the first Israeli finalist at the [IBSF World Championships](/source/IBSF_World_Championships_2025).<ref>{{Cite web |title=IBSF {{!}} International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Result |url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/result/504305/ |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=www.ibsf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2022 |title=Skeleton athletes celebrate personal bests at IBSF North American Cup in Lake Placid |url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/news/detail/skeleton-athletes-celebrate-personal-bests-at-ibsf-north-american-cup-in-lake-placid |access-date=September 30, 2025 |website=www.ibsf.org |language=en-GB}}</ref> He has eight podium finishes in IBSF competitions.<ref name=":1" />

== Biography ==
Firestone was born and raised in South Florida. He attended [Scheck Hillel Community School](/source/Samuel_Scheck_Hillel_Community_Day_School).<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2, 2019 |title=Jared Firestone, Alumnus |url=https://www.ehillel.org/news-detail?pk=1026178 |access-date=September 30, 2025 |website=Scheck Hillel Community School |language=en}}</ref> Firestone competed in track and field at [Tulane University](/source/Tulane_University) before earning a [J.D.](/source/Juris_Doctor) degree from the [Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law](/source/Benjamin_N._Cardozo_School_of_Law).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ash |first=Jim |title=Going downhill fast! |url=https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/good-sledding/ |access-date=September 30, 2025 |website=The Florida Bar |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jared Firestone - Track & Field |url=https://tulanegreenwave.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/jared-firestone/3195 |access-date=September 30, 2025 |website=Tulane University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, Firestone and [Adam Edelman](/source/Adam_Edelman) co-founded a non-profit organization, Advancing Jewish Athletics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eisenstein |first=Susan R. |date=April 18, 2024 |title=Olympian AJ Edelman and Jared Firestone Look to Grow 'Advancing Jewish Athletics' to Help Jewish Athletes |url=https://jewishlink.news/olympians-aj-edelman-and-jared-firestone-look-to-grow-advancing-jewish-athletics-to-help-jewish-athletes/ |access-date=September 30, 2025 |website=The Jewish Link |language=en}}</ref> Firestone is nicknamed "The Jewish Jet".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fort Lauderdale Native Eyes 2022 Olympics |url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/video/on-air/as-seen-on/fort-lauderdale-native-eyes-2022-olympics_miami/123669/ |access-date=September 30, 2025 |website=NBC 6 South Florida |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Sports career ==

=== Sliding sports ===

==== Skeleton ====
Firestone was introduced to skeleton in 2014, during his recovery from a [transient ischemic attack](/source/transient_ischemic_attack) suffered while in law school.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Stroke changes life for Winter Olympic hopeful |url=https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2019/9/wellness-profile |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241012094237/https://www.lifeextension.com/magazine/2019/9/wellness-profile |archive-date=October 12, 2024 |access-date=September 30, 2025 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref>

He debuted for Israel in 2019. Firestone's first World Cup season was 2019–20, during which he entered two events and placed 41st overall.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2022 |title=IBSF {{!}} International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Athlete |url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/athlete/10588/firestone-jared?tx_fmathletes_detail%5Bpage%5D=1&tx_fmathletes_detail%5Bseason_id%5D=1000000&cHash=b6dc48b8139c1a4eb7ed49b29bc84447 |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=www.ibsf.org |language=en-GB}}</ref> He did not compete in the 2020–21 World Cup but returned for event in 2021–22, finishing 43rd overall.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 4, 2022 |title=IBSF {{!}} International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation: Athlete |url=https://www.ibsf.org/en/athlete/10900/ |access-date=2025-09-30 |website=www.ibsf.org |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In his early seasons, Firestone competed on the North American Cup circuit. By his third competitive season, he came within three places of qualifying for the [2022 Winter Olympics](/source/2022_Winter_Olympics), finishing the year ranked 44th in the world by the [International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF)](/source/International_Bobsleigh_and_Skeleton_Federation).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rakovsky |first=Ido |title=An American lawyer wants to represent Israel in the Winter Olympics |url=https://www.haaretz.com./israel-news/sports/2023-01-30/ty-article/.premium/an-american-lawyer-wants-to-represent-israel-in-the-winter-olympics/00000186-0401-dc4a-a3be-ef3b531a0000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802183326/https://www.haaretz.com./israel-news/sports/2023-01-30/ty-article/.premium/an-american-lawyer-wants-to-represent-israel-in-the-winter-olympics/00000186-0401-dc4a-a3be-ef3b531a0000 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |access-date=September 30, 2025 |work=Haaretz.com |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Spiro |first=Amy |date=January 25, 2022 |title=Israel’s 2022 Olympic bobsled dreams are crushed. But AJ Edelman is not giving up |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-2022-olympic-bobsled-dreams-are-crushed-but-aj-edelman-is-not-giving-up/ |access-date=September 30, 2025 |work=The Times of Israel |language=en-US |issn=0040-7909}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=How One Olympic Hopeful Prepares for the Ice in Sunny South Florida |url=https://www.stayfit305.com/news/how-one-olympic-hopeful-prepares-for-the-ice-in-sunny-south-florida |access-date=September 30, 2025 |website=www.stayfit305.com}}</ref>

In the 2022–2023 season, Firestone won Israel's first-ever gold medal in a sliding sport at an Olympic-discipline event.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2021 |title=Hollywood athlete is first Israeli to medal in skeleton sport |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2021/02/05/hollywood-athlete-is-first-israeli-to-medal-in-skeleton-sport/ |access-date=September 30, 2025 |website=Sun Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref>

During the 2024–2025 season, Firestone qualified Israel's first sled in a World Championship since 2019. He advanced to the finals, becoming the first Israeli athlete to reach that stage of a major sliding competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Final results |url=https://www.ibsf.org/de/ergebnis?document=074a7e2a-6393-4608-a2a5-c17c9eafd617&eID=GetDocument&fileName=Result_504305.pdf |access-date=8 March 2025 |publisher=ibsf.org}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IBSF}}
* [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/42921 Jared Firestone] at [Milano Cortina 2026](/source/Milano_Cortina_2026)
* {{Olympics.com|jared-firestone}}
* {{Olympedia}}
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Category:1990 births
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