Former coach Sandra Kiriasis has threatened to take the team’s sled after quitting less than a week before the start of the competition.
Kiriasis, who won Olympic gold in 2006, claims she had no choice but to walk after being asked to change roles from driving coach to track performance analyst.
A lack of equipment would rob Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian and Carrie Russell the chance to make history by being the first Jamaican women to compete at the Winter Olympics in bobsleigh.
But the country’s leading beer brand Red Stripe have offered to buy the team a new sled.
A tweet on Red Stripe’s official Twitter account read: “No bobsled, no problem. If you need a new ride @Jambobsled, put it on @RedStripe’s tab. DM us and we’ll be in touch.”
Red Stripe later confirmed they are serious about the offer.
The beer’s senior marketing manager Andrew Anguin told Adweek: “When Red Stripe caught wind of the news, we immediately huddled as a team and made the decision to show our support.
“We then reached out after receiving the information for the correct person at the Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation.
“We’re hopeful to begin a quick dialogue on how we can help in any way possible.
“This is not a joke. The games are an honour to compete in, and as the No 1 beer in Jamaica, we want to help those athletes realise their dreams.
“The athletes clearly have no quit, so we would love to do our part and put the cost of a new bobsled on our ‘bar tab’.
“We’re happy to discuss specifics with the team at the Jamaican federation.”
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Jamaica expect to be on the start line for tomorrow’s official training runs.
The team’s spokeswoman Kathleen Pulito said: “We’ve been approached by many nations with extra equipment, coaching staff and we’re extremely thankful.
“The Canadians have offered assistance.”
The heats get underway on Tuesday and Jamaica are seen as an outside shot for a medal after securing a seventh-place finish at the Winterberg World Cup in December.
Discussing her exit earlier this week, Kiriasis said: “I have never known such disappointment in this sport, in my life.
“The athletes have told me they don’t understand why this has happened as they have no problem with me and we have a good relationship.”
But Jamaica Bobsleigh Federation president Christian Stokes hit back and said: “The lady was a hugely destructive force on the team.
“Now that she is off the team synergy is much better, tension is down and athletes are now able to focus in a much healthier environment.
“We have our high performance director, Jo Manning, and coach, Dudley Stokes, who have been with the team all season and who have been the ones driving performance, so frankly, things have only improved with her departure.
“If you come on the team you have to be a team player. There are no gods and goddesses here.”