Jamaica's Winter Olympic Team & CRASH at 140km/h 🏅 Inspiring B1 English Story

About this episode

The episode tells the inspiring story of Jamaica's first bobsled team and their journey to the Winter Olympics.

Island sun to Olympic ice - they tried the impossible! B1 English story 📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com Hear the dramatic true story of Jamaica’s first bobsled team! Improve English listening skills with a real human voice, in clear upper intermediate English. — — — Free Transcript (50+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b5 📌 Disclaimer: This story is based on real events, but names and some details are adapted for English learning.

People in this episode

Host: Tristan Palumbo

Topics covered

• Jamaica
• Winter Olympics
• bobsledding
• inspiration
• English learning

Keywords

• Jamaica
• Winter Olympics
• bobsled team
• English listening
• inspiration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jamaica

Books & works: Jamaica’s first bobsled team

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