This is part of Slate’s 2026 Olympics coverage. Read more here. As a Jamerican ’90s kid raised in the States, there wasn’t a lot of popular culture that spoke to my specific hereditary blend. I remember watching a VHS tape of Anansi, an animated telling of folktales narrated by Denzel Washington attempting his best Jamaican accent. … Read more
MILAN— Bobsleds are loud. All that noise, all that vibration, wrecks havoc on these sleds. That’s where Dave comes in. “I am the mechanic with the Jamaican bobsled team,” said Dave Kiernan. Right out the gate one may notice Kiernan doesn’t have much of a Jamaican accent. It’s actually more of a western New York … Read more
Costly second run hinders Meyers Taylor’s medal chances Before disaster struck, defending two-woman bronze medalist Meyers Taylor was in 5th and 0.22 seconds off of Humphries’ pace after Run 1 with her rookie brakewoman Jadin O’Brien. However, the two made a costly mistake at the start of their second run, hitting the wall out of their start … Read more