Almost 40 years after a Jamaican bobsled team charmed Olympic viewers, the country's program is climbing the ranks and prompting hopes of winning Jamaica's first winter Olympic medal.

Israel’s bobsled and skeleton racing teams are going downhill fast – and that’s a good thing. Both “sliding” sports involve ...

Perhaps you remember the underdog story of Jamaican bobsled team at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Perhaps you at least remember the Hollywood movie it inspired. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "COOL RUNNINGS ...

The Jamaican bobsled team's underdog story became a sensation at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, inspiring the Hollywood film "Cool Runnings." (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "COOL RUNNINGS") DOUG E DOUG ...