Trautwig also had a cameo in the movie Cool Runnings as an announcer for the bobsled competition.

He said that he would be in Turin when the bobsled competition begins on Feb. 18.

German National Olympic Committee officials decided last week to allow him to participate in this week's four-man bobsled competition.

Herschel Walker Two days before the four-man bobsled competition, the football star and neophyte sledder was dumped from the United States sled.

Rushlaw, who is a burly 5 feet 10 inches and 205 pounds, injured his back during the two-man bobsled competition last week, forcing him to miss the final run.

Matej Juhart (born November 19, 1976) is a Slovenian bobsledder who competes for Germany and has been a regular in international bobsled competitions since 2005.

It is loosely based on the true story of the Jamaica national bobsled team's debut in the bobsled competition of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Canada.

The selection process is flawed when a professional athlete can be placed on a team although he did not compete in the Olympic trials - or any bobsled competition all year.

Emery and teammate Peter Kirby paired in the two-man bobsled competition and earned a fourth place finish.

The bobsled competition begins on Feb. 16.