The Jamaican bobsled team always garners a bit of extra attention at the Winter Olympics. That's the case as usual in 2026 in Italy, when they were even interviewed by Snoop Dogg during the Opening Ceremonies.

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.

Jamaica’s two-man bobsled team of Shane Pitter and Junior Harris failed to qualify for the fourth and final round of their event at the XXV Winter Olympic Games at the Eugenio Monti Sliding Center in Cortina d'

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.

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

Under normal circumstances, Shane Pitter probably would have been on the water.

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.

There have now been 25 iterations of the Winter Olympics after competition began in France in 1924. Countless moments have been ingrained in Olympic history. But which stand out above the rest?

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.