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Jamaica Bobsled to the World...
Remember back in the early 90s when the movie Cool Runnings came out and the whole world saw Jamaica as the eternally optimistic, never-give-up underdog? That movie was made about the 4-man Jamaican bobsled team who first made it to the Winter Olympics in Calgary, 1988. Since then, the team has qualified for every Winter Olympics… until 2006. They were missing from the Winter Olympics stage again in 2010, but this year, our little bobsled team is making a gargantuan impact. Not only have they qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics being held in Sochi, Russia, but upon the confirmation that they could earn a spot in the 2-man bobsled race, crowdfunding and grassroots supporters netted the team over US$120K in a matter of only two days. More...
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