Sport - the Croatian Bobsled Team!
by Shane Braddock
One of our friends, Nik, is a manager with the Croatian Bobsled Team. Their story is similar to that of the Jamaicans from the “Cool Runnings” movie – a group of athletes from a city that rarely gets snow (in this case Split), decide to enter the event. The Croatians first competed in Salt Lake City in 2002 in the 4-man, then in Turin in 2006 and are training for next year in Vancouver. Skeleton and luge competitors, as well as girls, have also been added to the team. Nik’s family also runs Nono Ban, a group of old stone houses that have been recently renovated into a rustic restaurant and rooms (there is even a swimming pool), right in the centre of Brač Island at the village of Gornji Humac. Addendum: In Vancouver, the Croatians only qualified for the 4-man bobsled in which they finished 20th – 7.07 seconds behind the winning Americans.
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