--- title: Red Stripe Offers Jamaica Women's Bobsled Team a New Bobsled description: Red Stripe, which is brewed in Jamaica, reached out via Twitter to the first-ever women's bobsled team lost their sled before the big event. canonical: https://time.com/5163841/red-stripe-gives-jamaica-bobsled-olympics/ author: Sarah Gray article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-16T23:27:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:44.409Z og:title: Red Stripe Offers Jamaica Women's Bobsled Team a New Bobsled og:description: "Put the cost of a new bobsled on our 'bar tab." og:url: https://time.com/5163841/red-stripe-gives-jamaica-bobsled-olympics/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ef10154301caf62/698927c24ee262da8f310e74/jamaica-bobsled-team.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3908 og:image:height: 2198 og:image:alt: Previews - Winter Olympics Day -1 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Red Stripe Offers Jamaica Women's Bobsled Team a New Bobsled twitter:description: "Put the cost of a new bobsled on our 'bar tab." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0ef10154301caf62/698927c24ee262da8f310e74/jamaica-bobsled-team.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jamaica First Women's Bobsled Team Lost Their Sled. 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Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian of Jamaica in action during Bobsleigh practice ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Olympic Sliding Centre on February 8, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.Al Bello—Getty Images by [Sarah Gray](https://time.com/author/sarah-gray/) ## Sarah Gray Feb 16, 2018 11:27 PM UTC Red Stripe beer, which is brewed in Kingston, Jamaica, is stepping in to help the [women’s Jamaican bobsled team](http://time.com/5160243/jamaica-bobsled-coach/), which was left without a coach or sled less than a week before Olympic competition. The beer company, “would love to put the cost of a new bobsled on our ‘bar tab,'” senior marketing manager Andrew Anguin said in a statement. The team accepted. “We are in possession of the sled, which is a gift from Red Stripe,” Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (JBSF) spokesperson Kathleen Pulito told [_USA Today._](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/winter-olympics-2018/2018/02/16/red-stripe-comes-rescue-jamaican-bobsled-team-winter-olympics/344086002/) On Wednesday, driver coach Sandra Kiriasis left the team after an apparent issue with the Jamaican Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, which wanted to downgrade her to a “track and performance analyst,” according to a [Facebook post from Kiriasis.](https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story%5Ffbid=1601604836598102&id=171573089601291) Kiriasis is a 2006 gold medalist from Germany. > [](https://twitter.com/Jambobsled/status/963778198331781120) Her departure also meant the loss of the team’s sled. Kiriasis was reportedly legally responsible for it and was demanding payment for the sled, [according to the BBC](http://www.bbc.com/sport/winter-olympics/43058774). On Thursday, Red Stripe reached out to the team via Twitter saying, “No bobsled, no problem. If you need a new ride @Jambobsled, put it on @Redstripe’s tab.” > [](https://twitter.com/RedStripeUSA/status/964169363854151680) “The games are an incredible honor to compete in, and as a beer proudly brewed in Jamaica and shared with the world, Red Stripe wants to help our athletes realize their dreams,” Anguin continued. The first ever women’s bobsled team from Jamaica will compete on [Tuesday, February 20](https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/bobsleigh/daily-schedule-date=2018-02-20.htm) in PyeongChang. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5163841/red-stripe-gives-jamaica-bobsled-olympics/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5163841/red-stripe-gives-jamaica-bobsled-olympics/"},"headline":"Jamaica First Women's Bobsled Team Lost Their Sled. 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