Before the Jamaican bobsled team made its world debut in 1988, its dream of Olympic glory began with a makeshift sled and an unconventional training ground on Mirror Lake in Lake Placid. "I borrowed a ...

The Jamaican bobsled team's underdog story became a sensation at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, inspiring the Hollywood film "Cool Runnings." (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "COOL RUNNINGS") DOUG E DOUG: (As Sanka ...

It's been 30 nearly years since the Jamaican men's bobsled team first stepped onto the track at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, inspiring viewers so much that their improbable story was turned into the ...

Less than one week ago, the Jamaican bobsled team of Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and Carrie Russell weren’t quite sure if they had a sled. A coach left the staff, and she threatened to take the team’s ...

Jamaica's bobsled team is determined to overcome financial issues and other challenges presented by the pandemic as their four-man lineup returns to the Winter Games for the first time in 24 years.

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Perhaps you remember the underdog story of Jamaican bobsled team at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Perhaps you at least remember the Hollywood movie it inspired. DOUG E DOUG: (As Sanka Coffie) Feel the ...