The untimely injury that nearly derailed ‘Cool Runnings’

Jamaica, the sprinting powerhouse, unexpectedly qualified to compete in bobsled at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
The loveable islanders quickly became fan favorites. T-shirts with the phrase “Hottest thing on Ice” flew off the shelves, and their reggae record “Hobbin and a Bobbin” became a hit. Their underdog story was even told, loosely, in the film “Cool Runnings.”
But an untimely injury nearly derailed the Jamaican bobsledders.
Just days before the comp