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Jazmine fenlator bobsled death

          Her decision to leave Team USA brought death threats, racial slurs.!

          Jamaican bobsledder, who competed for Team USA, fights through grief to make Olympic return

          • Fenlator-Victorian's sister was found dead in her Florida home in December
          • Her decision to leave Team USA brought death threats, racial slurs and accusations of chasing money
          • But moving to a smaller bobsled team has brought challenges, including a lack of resources

          BEIJING – Team Jamaica’s entrance to Friday’s opening ceremony was a joyous sight, with Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian leading a band of dancing, waving, gyrating bobsledders in unmistakably neon yellow pants.

          But for Fenlator-Victorian, every moment in Beijing is a struggle between joy and grief, between the emotions pulling her home and the understanding that this is where she needs to be, between the sense of accomplishment in just getting here and the sacrifices she made to bring her third trip to the Olympics into existence.

          “I’m so happy to be here and press on and share that part of my journey,” she told USA TODAY Sports