Last Saturday, when the Jamaican bobsled team announced it had qualified for the 2014 games in Sochi next month, no one was sure the athletes and all their equipment would be able to make the expensive trip to Russia. The group couldn't even make it to the official qualifying event in Switzerland last weekend -- they had to rely on past scores and hope no one would out-sled them. But as soon as the Internet got wind of a potential "Cool Runnings" 2.0, supporters flooded PayPal, Crowdtilt,Indiegogo and Reddit -- using the crypto-currency Dogecoin -- to make donations.
On Monday, the Sochi organizing committee formally offered the Jamaicans one of 30 spots in the two-man bobsled event, which they accepted. more
Here's your guide to the Jamaican bobsled team at the 22nd Winter Olympiad: Driver: Winston Watts
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