Jamaica's four-man team ready to rock Winter Olympics again

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Jamaica's bobsleigh teams have been a welcome sight at the Winter Olympics ever since the nation beat the odds to qualify for the 1988 Calgary games and inspired the Disney film 'Cool Runnings'

SHENZHEN, China, Jan 22 - Jamaican bobsleigh brakeman Nimroy Turgott's job is to push the sled as fast as possible, jump in, then "hold on, and have a little prayer." After all, he will not be required to use the brake till they cross the finishing line.

The country will also compete in the new women's monobob event and there is a chance they could feature in the two-woman race if a qualified nation has to drop out. "We weren't doing it because it's in Cool Runnings, we were just thinking about how to get better," Turgott said.

 

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Amazing story.

Hotep

Cool Runnings Man

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🙌🏾🙌🏾

That looks too fun 🤩

Tesla car value = 5 million Kishu inu

Actually on a boycott, but will only watch these guys Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, its bobsled time!

Coole Socken 👍👍👍👍

Have they announced cool runnings 2 yet

Don’t forget Jamaica’s first ever Alpine competitor, in Slalom, Benjamin Alexander. 🇯🇲

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