‘It’ll be fire on ice!’ Echoes of Cool Runnings as Jamaica’s bobsleigh team qualify for the Olympics for the first time in 24 years
- Jamaica will compete in three different bobsleigh events at the Winter Olympics
- Country is represented in four-man, two-man and women’s monobob in Beijing
- This will be the first time Jamaica has qualified in three Olympic bobsled events
- Lance Corporal Shanwayne Stephens is expected to lead the four-man sled
Jamaica’s bobsleigh team have qualified for the Beijing Winter Olympics next month – making it the first time in 24 years the country’s four-man team will participate.
The much-anticipated games will mark the first time that Jamaica has qualified for three different bobsleigh events, securing their place in the four-man, two-man sled and women’s monobob categories.
Their four-man team took the final spot in the 28-sled field in qualification, which is the first time since 1998 that the event will have Jamaican representation in the category.
However, they missed out on a two-woman place after losing a tiebreaker – but could still make it to China as first alternate if one of the qualified nations give up a spot.
Jamaica’s bobsleigh team have qualified for the Beijing Winter Olympics next month – making it the first time in 24 years the country’s four-man team will participate
The much-anticipated games will mark the first time that Jamaica has qualified for three different bobsleigh events, securing their place in the four-man, two-man sled and women’s monobob categories
The last time Jamaica had a four-man sled was at the 1998 Nagano Games, which they failed to finish and provided the storyline…
Source : dailymail
