Jamaica bobsled team chasing best-ever Olympics finish in 2-man competition originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Jamaican bobsled team always garners a bit of extra attention at the Winter Olympics.

Bobsleigh athlete from Gwent has made history on the world stage, earning Jamaica's best-ever finish in the monobob at the Winter Olympic Games

Bobsleigh athlete from Gwent has made history on the world stage, earning Jamaica's best-ever finish in the monobob at the Winter Olympic Games

Nearly four decades after the Jamaican bobsled team first competed in the Winter Olympics, they seek to set a new standard for their country in the sport.

It’s "Cool Runnings" revisited, as Jamaica's bobsledders return to a second consecutive Olympics. They have their eye on the podium.

Henri Rivers IV is the first of the Rivers triplets to represent Jamaica in Alpine skiing in the Olympics — so far.

THE bobsleigh team has received majority of the attention in Jamaica’s build-up to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, however young Henri Rivers IV will make history for the island in Alpine skiing — and he’s being viewed as the standard-bearer in the event.

From hurricane-scarred shores to snow-swept Olympic tracks, Jamaica’s bobsled team is proving that resilience (not conditions) define how far a nation can fly.

Jamaica's iconic bobsleigh team — which inspired the hit film Cool Runnings — will make its tenth Winter Olympics appearance at Milano Cortina 2026. View on euronews

Norway are the most consistent Winter Olympic medal winners because they emphasise early participation over winning and losing, while Jamaica’s original ‘Cool Runnings’ bobsledder Chris Stokes wants the current generation to write their own history.

Black athletes from around the world are competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, with Team USA, Canada, Jamaica, Nigeria, Benin, Madagascar, Eritrea and Kenya all represented in various sports and disciplines.