Winter Olympics: Jamaica 28th in 4-man bobsled after two rounds
BEIJING, China – Jamaica’s four-man bobsleigh team have their work cut out to qualify for a fourth run at the Winter Olympics at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre in Beijing, China.
The Jamaicans are 28
th
placed going into Saturday evening’s third run after a combined time of 2.02.19 minutes in the first two rounds. They are a full 5.19 seconds off the lead and 3.10 seconds outside the top 20 where they would need to be placed in order to progress to a fourth and final round.
The team of Shanwayne Stephens, Rolando Reid, Matthew Wekpe and Ashley Watson clocked 1:00.08 seconds for the first run and then 1:01.39 seconds for the second run, both 28
th
place on Friday night.
The German teams that swept all three medals earlier in the two-man event have three sleds in the top four and are seeking back-to-back sweeps of the medals.
-Paul A Reid
