He is Jamaica’s first Olympic alpine skier, but Benjamin Alexander was a late developer when it came to spending time on the slopes. A former DJ who has graced the stage at the Burning Man ...

Benjamin Alexander "On the fourth day of this trip, I was introduced to a professional, top-tier ski racer, and I said, 'Hey, look, I have this crazy idea about going to the Olympics with Jamaica.

From his hotel room, Benjamin Alexander checks the time. We’ve been talking for hours and he has plenty more to tell me. But right now, Jamaica’s potential Olympic ski team of one needs to ...

live text and highlights on BBC Sport website and mobile app "If you finish you beat everyone who doesn't," said Jamaican skier Benjamin Alexander hours before he took to the slopes at Beijing 2022.

Jamaica's skier Benjamin Alexander poses for a photo during a training session at the Kolasin ski resort, Dec. 21, 2021. Savo Prelevic/AFP via Getty Images Alexander said his identity as a mixed ...

A former DJ will become the first skier ever to represent Jamaica at the Winter Olympics next month. Benjamin Alexander only took up the sport in 2016 and does not have a full-time coach.

You can be forgiven if you think that Jamaica’s flag-bearer ... film “Cool Runnings.” But Benjamin Alexander is no bobsledder. He is a 38-year-old Alpine skier who spent a decade touring ...

Benjamin Alexander was 32 when he received his first ... multiple championship races organized by Alexander’s Jamaica ski federation — alleging that those races advertised to help lower ...