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The Jamaican Bobsled Team Marvels at Cool Runnings’ LastingImpact, Says Fans Were Going ‘Crazy’ at Winter Olympics

The Jamaican Bobsled Team Marvels at Cool Runnings’ LastingImpact, Says Fans Were Going ‘Crazy’ at Winter Olympics

by Neil fortier | Mar 14, 2026 | News

The Jamaican bobsled team has fans all around the world, largely thanks to the 1993 movie Cool Runnings, which was loosely based on the national bobsled team’s debut at the 1988 Winter Olympics Nimroy Turgott and Shane Pitter, both members of the 2026...
Jamaica seeks sliding success to replace ‘Cool Runnings’ past

Jamaica seeks sliding success to replace ‘Cool Runnings’ past

by Neil fortier | Feb 20, 2026 | Media, News

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy – Chris Stokes, a founding member of Jamaica’s original “Cool Runnings” bobsleigh crew, recalls being mobbed by fans at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics the moment he put on the team jacket and left the athletes’ village to go into town....
Cool Runnings 2? F1’s Lewis Hamilton would shine in a bobsled, says new Jamaica hopeful

Cool Runnings 2? F1’s Lewis Hamilton would shine in a bobsled, says new Jamaica hopeful

by Neil fortier | Feb 18, 2026 | News

Jamaican sprinter-turned-bobsledder Tyquendo Tracey has said Lewis Hamilton would do “very well” if he swapped Formula 1 tracks for the ice of the Winter Olympics. Tracey is competing at the Milan-Cortina Games with the Jamaican four-man...
Decades after ‘Cool Runnings,’ Jamaica seeks newfound bobsled success

Decades after ‘Cool Runnings,’ Jamaica seeks newfound bobsled success

by Neil fortier | Feb 18, 2026 | News

Chris Stokes, a founding member of Jamaica’s first bobsled crew, recalls being mobbed by fans at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics the moment he put on the team jacket and left the Olympic Village to go into town. “That’s a rookie mistake which I...
Bobsleigh-Jamaica seek sliding success to replace ‘Cool Runnings’ past

Bobsleigh-Jamaica seek sliding success to replace ‘Cool Runnings’ past

by Neil fortier | Feb 17, 2026 | Media

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Chris Stokes, a founding member of Jamaica’s original “Cool Runnings” bobsleigh crew, recalls being mobbed by fans at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics the moment he put on the team jacket and...
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