The scene might seem like something out of a movie but instead it’s all real. The Jamaican bobsleigh team has officially qualified for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, bringing one of the most iconic stories in world sport back into the spotlight.
Almost forty years after their debut in Calgary 1988, Jamaica continues to defy climate, statistics and expectations. To celebrate the moment, the athletes also maintained a tradition that has gone viral: kissing a lucky egg, a superstitious gesture that accompanies preparation built with method and concrete results.
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Three sleds qualified and a historic result
The Jamaica Bobsled & Skeleton Federation has announced the achievement of three Olympic quotas: one in the men’s two-man bobsled, one in the men’s four-man bobsled and one in the women’s monobob. An achievement that confirms the growth of the Jamaican program and its continuity at the highest levels.
At the helm of the men’s sleds will be driver Shane Pitter, supported by brakemen Andrae Dacres, Junior Harris, Tyquendo Tracey and Joel Fearon, protagonists of a particularly brilliant season on the international circuit.
In the women’s monobob, Jamaica will be represented by Mica Moore, a former British athlete who chose to compete for the Caribbean country, embracing her origins. For her, Milan-Cortina 2026 will be her first Olympic participation, in a discipline that requires precision, strength and great mental control. His presence strengthens a movement that in recent years has also focused on the valorization of talents with international sporting paths.
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From Cool Runnings to results on the field
The history of the Jamaican bobsled team is inextricably linked to the 1988 Calgary Olympics, when four athletes brought the country to the Winter Games for the first time, inspiring the film Cool Runnings. Since then, Jamaica has no longer been an occasional appearance.
Over the years he has participated in Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018 and Beijing 2022, but the 2025-26 season marks a leap in quality. In November, the team earned its first ever North American Cup win at Whistler, finishing on the podium seven times in subsequent races.
So far, Jamaica’s best Olympic finish in bobsleigh remains a 14th place, but the current group is focused on building solid foundations rather than chasing promise. The Milano-Cortina 2026 races will take place from 12 to 22 February at the Cortina Sliding Centre, where the ice will tell the next chapter of this unconventional story.
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