Benjamin Alexander Turns into First Jamaican Athlete in Olympic Alpine Snowboarding

On the Winter Olympics, Jamaica is thought to take part in bobsled, however for the primary time in Jamaica’s historical past a brand new sport will likely be added to its resume.

Benjamin Alexander, 38, is simply the fifteenth athlete to characterize Jamaica within the Winter Olympics, and he simply crossed the end line in males’s large slalom.

The DJ turned Olympian is pretty new to alpine snowboarding after not attempting the game till 2015.

“I went to the Olympics in PyeongChang as a spectator and observed that there have been solely three athletes in illustration for Jamaica, a rustic that’s a whole powerhouse within the Summer time Video games,” Alexander mentioned.

“So there was a little bit of the kernel of an concept [of competing in the Olympics] forming there.”

Alexander completed 54th after his first run and can look to enhance in run 2.