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 team that competed in Milan, spoke to PEOPLE about the impact of the Disney movie and what it meant to continue to represent Jamaica on the world stage. Turgott says that it was an “amazing” feeling to represent Jamaica in the recent Winter Olympics.
“Just the thought of it is mind-blowing, a typical country competing in winter sports. We went out there and showed the world that Jamaica can compete and will compete in winter sports,” he shares.
Pitter, the team’s bobsled driver, or pilot, emphasizes that the notoriety from the film “is a very good thing.”