by Neil fortier | Feb 13, 2026 | Media, News
“Cool Runnings” – who doesn’t know the sports film from 1993? Four Jamaican sprinters dare to make the leap to Calgary for the Olympic Games – as bobsledders! They are trained by comedian John Candy (1950-1994). A cinematic treat for...
by Neil fortier | Feb 13, 2026 | Media, News
Nearly four decades on from Jamaica’s debut at the 1988 Calgary Olympics that inspired the cult film Cool Runnings, the Caribbean country’s bobsledders are now preparing for their tenth Winter Games in Italy. At the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics,...
by Neil fortier | Feb 12, 2026 | Media, News
TORINO (ITALPRESS) – Over twenty years since the iconic campaigns with Doblò, Fiat renounces the thread with the Jamaican national team of bob and launches a new winter adventure together with the new QUBO L. A partnership that celebrates friendship, inclusion and...
by Neil fortier | Feb 9, 2026 | Media, News
When Chris Stokes landed at the Calgary airport in Canada on a February afternoon in 1988, the Washington State University graduate student had a simple plan: watch his older brother, Dudley, compete for the newly formed Jamaican bobsled team at the Winter Olympics....
by Neil fortier | Feb 5, 2026 | Media, News
With Jamaica to send three teams to the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games, Jamaica Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (JBSF) president Chris Stokes says their success came down to leveraging their long-term corporate sponsors. Jamaica will be represented in the...
by Neil fortier | Feb 4, 2026 | Media, News
How 2026 Olympics bring back Cool Runnings movie vibes There’s no bobsled team more fascinating to the world of sports than the Jamaican national bobsleigh team. It’s brought to mind every time the Winter Olympics comes around thanks to the 1993...
