Bobsleigh

The full story of the Jamaican women’s bobsleigh team as they trained, qualified, and competed at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Sochi 2014 | Olympic Winter games

Originals

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These Jamaican ladies carried the Cool Runnings legacy in PyeongChang

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Jazmine FENLATOR-VICTORIAN

Jazmine

Elana Meyers Taylor became the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympic history at Beijing 2022.
The Team USA bobsleigh star won silver in the inaugural women's monobob before the pilot claimed bronze with brakewoman Sylvia Hoffman in the two-woman bobsled.
With her two medals from Beijing 2022, Meyers Taylor

Beijing 2022 | Olympic Winter Games

YANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14:  Silver medallist Elana Meyers Taylor of Team United States poses during the Women's Monobob Bobsleigh medal ceremony on day 10 of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 14, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Elana Meyers Taylor

Black Winter Olympic Games Athletes: Past and present

Team Jamaica may have finished last in both men's bobsleigh events but they succeeded in what they set out to do, says driver Shanwayne Stephens.
They finished 30th in the two-man bobsleigh and 28th in the four-man at Beijing 2022, 34 years after Jamaica's bobsleigh pioneers competed at Calgary 1988.

YANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 19: Shanwayne Stephens, Ashley Watson, Rolando Reid and Matthew Wekpe of Team Jamaica slide during the four-man Bobsleigh heats on day 15 of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 19, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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Jamaica inspires: "Try something new, have some fun with it."

Who said bobsleigh could only be a team sport? For the first time, the Olympic Winter Games will host the monobob competition - an individual event exclusive to female athletes - at Beijing 2022.
Named after the Greek work ‘mónos’ (single), monobob will increase female participation in Olympic bobsleigh, joining

YANQING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 11: Cynthia Appiah of Team Canada slides during Women's Monobob training on day seven of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on February 11, 2022 in Yanqing, China. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Cynthia Appiah of Canada takes part in training for the women's monobob at Beijing 2022

What is the new female-only Olympic monobob event that will feature at Beijing 2022?

Jamaica, you don't have a bobsleigh team, you have three!
Not only will the Jamaican team have a four-man sled at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games for the first time in 24 years, but they'll also compete in the two-man bob and the women's monobob.
It's the first time in

PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 21:  Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and Carrie Russell of Jamaica slide  during the Women's Bobsleigh heats on day twelve of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Olympic Sliding Centre on February 21, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.  (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and Carrie Russell of Jamaica slide during the Women's Bobsleigh heats on day twelve of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Olympic Sliding Centre on February 21, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

History makers: Jamaica qualifies three bobsleigh teams for Beijing 2022

Could Usain Bolt make the switch to bobsleigh? Hear the thoughts of the Jamaican team at PyeongChang 2018, who named their sled after him!

Jazmine FENLATOR-VICTORIAN

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