The Jamaican women’s bobsled team is driving a rental at the 2018 Winter Olympics. After it discovered that its Japanese-built ride wasn’t up to international competition specs, the team was forced to ...
Jamaica almost didn’t have a bobsled team… Well, kind of. Just days before the women’s bobsled competition was set to begin, Jamaica’s coach Sandra Kiriasis abruptly left the team as she refused a ...
If the Jamaican bobsled team’s berth in the PyeongChang Olympics is going to be Cool Runnings 2, our heroes just hit their biggest snag right before their debut at the Games. Sandra Kiriasis, the ...
In January, the North Country Sports Council approached the Franklin County Legislature with a proposal to partner with the council to house the Jamaican Bobsled team in Saranac Lake while training.
The Jamaican bobsled team's underdog story became a sensation at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, inspiring the Hollywood film "Cool Runnings." (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "COOL RUNNINGS") DOUG E DOUG: (As Sanka ...
Perhaps you remember the underdog story of Jamaican bobsled team at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Perhaps you at least remember the Hollywood movie it inspired. DOUG E DOUG: (As Sanka Coffie) Feel the ...