Benjamin Alexander: the former DJ remixing the spirit of Cool Runnings

The skier counts Dudley Tal' Stokes as his mentor and hopes to use him as inspiration with Jamaica at the Winter Olympics

The spirit of Cool Runnings is set to be rekindled next month when Benjamin Alexander, a 38-year-old from Northampton, will become the first athlete to represent Jamaica in an alpine skiing event at the Winter Olympics.

Alexander only took up skiing in 2015 and has no full time coach, but he secured qualification for the Beijing Games on Wednesday when he finished seventh in the giant slalom at the Cape Verde National Ski Championships in Liechtenstein.