YANQING — One of the pioneering Jamaican bobsled team members who first competed at the 1988 Winter Games and inspired the movie “Cool Runnings” has big plans for racers from the Caribbean island at future Olympics. Thirty-four years ago, Chris Stokes only planned to travel to the Calgary Winter Olympics to watch his brother Dudley […]
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U.S. Virgin Islands’ Olympic Skeleton Slider Celebrates Journey
BEIJING — Katie Tannenbaum came to the Olympics and finished last. It didn’t upset her whatsoever. Nor should it, considering her story: She overcome long odds to just to get to the Beijing Games. The California native competes in skeleton for the U.S. Virgin Islands, where she has lived since 2007. Her claim to racing […]
Alpine Skiing: Haitian On Snow Is More Than A Cool Runnings Sequel
BEIJING — When the Alpine skiing events start at the Beijing Olympics, Haiti will be presenting their own version of “Cool Runnings” – the film that shot the Jamaican bobsled team to fame in the 1990s – but with fresh ambition. Haiti’s Richardson Vion finished 35th in the men’s giant slalom at the world championships […]
Jamaican Bobsled Team Committed To Overcome Challenges At Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
BEIJING — Jamaica’s bobsled team are determined to overcome financial issues and challenges thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic as their four-man line-up returns to the Winter Games for the first time in 24 years. Jamaica’s bobsled teams have been a welcome sight at Winter Games ever since the nation, known more for its tropical […]
COOL RUNNINGS II: Jamaica Makes History With 3 Bobsled Teams In The Olympics
KINGSTON — Jamaica has qualified for three Olympic bobsled events for the first time ever, their team said, setting the stage for a “Cool Runnings”-style underdog drama to unfold at the Beijing Games. For the first time in 24 years, Team Jamaica will send a four-man sled, the event which inspired the popular film about the […]