Jamaican skier, Errol Kerr, takes to the ice in Canada
TORONTO, Canada (JIS) — Twenty-three year-old freestyle skier, Errol Kerr, who is representing Jamaica at the 2010 Winter Olympics, has given Canadians a little of what he intends to do on the slopes of Vancouver, British Columbia, in February.Kerr was among 66 skiers who took part in a two-day International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup event in Blue Mountain, Ontario, about a two-hour ride north of the city of Toronto, on January 19 and 20.
This is the first time that Ski Cross will be featured at the Winter Olympics. Competitors ski down a course that can have jumps, rollers and banks, and can travel at speeds of up to 70 miles. Following the race, there was an interactive link between the Canadian students, Kerr and young people who were at the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) in Kingston, Jamaica, made possible by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. In a televised message, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, congratulated Kerr, and emphasised that a Jamaican can accomplish anything. The Canadian and Jamaican young people were able to ask the Jamaican skier questions about his sport, family and ambitions.
Born in the United States to a Jamaican father and American mother, Kerr was asked about his reason for skiing for Jamaica? “Jamaica is the land of my father; it’s in my DNA. If you have the power and the love of the people behind you, you can scale mountains and really tackle things that would be hard without that support.It’s not just you out there skiing, you have a whole family, a whole island behind you. That’s why I chose to ski for Jamaica,” Kerr said. Kerr will now make his way to Vancouver for the start of the Winter Olympics. He is expected to compete on February 21. Persons wishing to cheer him on, can go to: www.errolkerr.com |
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