JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel has assembled a team for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Evgeni Krasnopolski, 25, who was born in Ukraine but grew up in Israel, will skate in the pairs competition with Andrea Davidovich, 16, of Vermont. The pair, which trains in Hackensack, N.J., finished seventh in the senior pairs competition at the European Skating Championships earlier this month in Budapest, Hungary, according to Haaretz.

Alexei Bychenko, 25, who also was born in Ukraine and grew up in Israel, will represent Israel in men’s figure skating. Bychenko finished 10th in the men’s single event at the European championships.

Vladislav Bykanov, 24, also born in Ukraine, will represent Israel in the short-track speed skating competition. He finished in the top-ten in the 500; 1,000 and 1,500- meter competitions at the European championships in Dresden, Germany earlier this month.

Virgile Vandeput, 19, will represent Israel in alpine skiing in two events: Giant Slalom and Special Slalom. Vandeput, a former member of Belgium’s national skiing team, has represented Israel in international competitions for the last four years. His mother is Israeli.

Israeli delegations have competed at the Winter Olympics since 1994. The Sochi Games begin on Feb.  7.

The Israeli delegation will be under heavy security during the games.