Ski Minus 6 Months: Vancouver Winter Olympics Preview

Errol Kerr gets a new ride

It's a 1996 Chevy Astrovan. And from the time of Errol Kerr's entrance into the skier cross world three years ago, the beat-up ride has shepherded Kerr from obscurity to possibly becoming the story of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Truckee's own will be racing under the flag of his father's island nation, Jamaica. But, this is not Cool Runnings part deux, as Kerr is a legitimate podium contender in Vancouver. It's an underdog story we can all cheer. Raised by a strong single-mother, Kerr's skiing career was financed in part by the NBS, the National Brotherhood of Skiers. Errol Kerr will add a heaping amount of Jamaican flavor to both the Winter Olympics and a sport in dire need of more inclusiveness.

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