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.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Monday would have been a fantastic day for fishing in Jamaica. The weather was just about perfect with bright sunshine, forecasters calling for temperatures in the low-to-mid 80s,

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

Peterborough might not be known for its winter sports – there are no hills, and we rarely get any snow – but one Winter Olympic star has made his home in our city – and piloted the Jamaican bobsleigh at the last games four years ago.

The 2026 Olympic Winter Games take place February 6-22 in Milan, and you can watch them all on Peacock. Anywhere. Any time. Every event in the Games — yes, every one! — is streaming live and on-demand on Peacock. And with features like Multiview and Rinkside Live , you're not just watching the competition: You're experiencing it.

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

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?

By Ilze Filks and Marta Fiorin CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Chris Stokes, a founding member of Jamaica's original "Cool Runnings" bobsleigh crew, recalls being mobbed by fans at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics the moment he put on the team jacket and left the athletes' village to go into town.

Here are the latest results for Jamaica's bobsled team at the 2026 Winter Games.

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.

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

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.