"Monday would have been a fantastic day for fishing in Jamaica. The weather was just about perfect with bright sunshine, forecasters calling for temperatures in the low-to-mid 80s, somewhat calm breezes. Under normal circumstances, Shane Pitter probably would have been on the water. He was on frozen water instead at the Milan Cortina Games. Jamaica's next chapter of bobsled history is being written, and at the forefront of the story is the 26-year-old Pitter"
"Along the way, he and Jamaica somehow discovered that he's got tons of promise as a bobsled pilot as well. We've got a lot of young athletes on the team and coming on the team, Pitter said. It's still a development stage. Even though we are young athletes, we are the best athletes Jamaica ever had in bobsled. Jamaica's Shane Pitter, right, and Junior Harris start for a two man bobsled run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026."
Shane Pitter is a 26-year-old fisherman who makes fishing videos and is competing as a bobsled pilot for Jamaica at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Pitter trains and competes alongside teammates such as Junior Harris, while Mica Moore participates in women's monobob and served as flag bearer. Jamaica is making its ninth Olympic bobsled appearance, a run that began at Calgary 1988 and inspired Cool Runnings. The Jamaican bobsled program emphasizes youth and development, with team members described as the best Jamaica has had in bobsled despite their relative inexperience. Pitter balances a fishing career with Olympic competition.
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