A NORTH Yorkshire athlete helped Trinidad and Tobago avoid a last place finish in the Winter Olympics bobsleigh event.

Trinidad and Tobago's bobsleigh team say it is "mission accomplished" in their 'operation don't come last' as they finished 25th out of 26 in the Olympic two-man event.

Bobsled teams from Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica are hopeful they can lean on their rich sprinting culture and move closer to the European powers in the sport.

Bobsleigh pilot Axel Brown, from Harrogate, represents the Caribbean country at the Olympics.

Axel Brown, from Yorkshire, is captaining the Trinidad and Tobago bobsleigh team at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

The chill of the Olympic bobsleigh track stands in stark contrast to the warm climates of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. Yet, in a historic first, these tropical n

When the 2026 Winter Olympics begins in two days, there will be, for the first time, two Caribbean nations competing in the four-man bobsleigh event, including Jamaica. The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation shared the news that Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago will represent the region in the event,

It continued to be rough going on the snow for TTO’s competitors at the Winter Olympic Games in Italy, yesterday.

Cortina Winter Olympics on Monday. Get the latest news, results, medal count, TV schedules and highlights from Italy.