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the jamaican bobsled team
(6) Main Ideas
olympics dreams and setbacks
the team competed in the 1988 winter olympics.
they crashed during competition, and people thought their dream was over.
refusing to give up
the team did not give up and continued training after 1988.
they slowly improved by entering more bobsled competitions each year.
doubters and determination
the jamaican bobsled team was an underdog and was not expected to do well.
many experts believed the team would fail at the olympics.
Where?
winter olympics and international bobsled competitions
When?
1988 winter olympics, 1994 winter olympics and 2014 winter olympics
What is happening?
they competed in olympic bobsledding, proved critics wrong, kept training, and became popular even without winning medals
Why?
they wanted to compete, prove people wrong, and show they could succeed despite being undergods
Who?
the jamaican bobsled team