Jamaica at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Template:Infobox Olympics Jamaica Jamaica will participate at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Freestyle skiing
Errol Kerr qualified in the new event of ski cross, becoming Jamaica's first ski team competitor. Kerr was born and raised in the United States to an American mother and Jamaican father. He was a dual citizen between Truckee, California and Westmoreland Parish in Jamaica. Kerr previously competed with the United States Ski Team, but desired to compete for his father's country.[1]
In 2009, Kerr competed in the Winter X Games and the Alpine World Cup.[2] He is considered to be a medal contender in ski cross.[3]
Bobsleigh
The Jamaica national bobsled team, a winter sport for which Jamaica has earned notoriety, failed to qualify for any of the Winter Olympic bobsled events in Vancouver 2010. [4][5][6]
References
- ^ Barbassa, Juliana (23 December 2009). "Jamaican skier has Olympic dream". Boston Globe. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Jamaica ski team star to ski in 2010 Olympic Games". ESPN. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Jamaica - Sun, sea, sand and....Ice?". Jamaica News Bulletin. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://fibt.com/fileadmin/Newsletter_PDFs/Olympic%20Quotas_Final/4-man%20Quotas.pdf
- ^ http://fibt.com/fileadmin/Newsletter_PDFs/Olympic%20Quotas_Final/2-man%20Quotas.pdf
- ^ http://fibt.com/fileadmin/Newsletter_PDFs/Olympic%20Quotas_Final/Women's%20Bobsleigh%20Quotas.pdf
External links
- CTV Olympics - Media broadcaster
