It's been 22 years since the Jamaicans sent a bobsled team to the Winter Olympics. Yes, that inspired the movie 'Cool Runnings,' but in real life, the Jamaican bobsled team hasn't been in the Winter Olympics since 1994 and won't be competing in Vancouver this year either. A fan favorite every time they participate, the team failed to qualify once again.

"We've been in battles for many, many years," Chris Stokes, a founding member of the Jamaican bobsled team more than 20 years ago, told the Associated Press. "This is one more. But it's disappointing, no question about that. The guys worked really hard and did well. Not qualifying, it's by no means a failure. It's a step going forward."

The bobsled team also failed to qualify in 2006, but in 2000, the team won the gold medal at the World Push Bobsled Championships. And although there is a very small chance they could participate this year if another team drops out, the team isn't pinning their hopes on it. They're moving forward, hoping to get new coaching, new equipment, new training and another chance in 2014. Regardless, the team is heading to Vancouver as spectators.

"It's very important for them to go and see," Stokes said about the young and new bobsled team. "They'll remember what the games are like and watch the start line of a four-man Olympic race and feel that adrenaline. I hope it acts as a motivation for them. There are many things we can, and we will, do to improve our chances."