"Blood, sweat and tears went into this and it has paid off! Best day of my sporting career!
"I was honoured to selected to compete in 13 out of the 16 races this season and gave it all I had."
He added that it was time to "stay focused" and "show what we are capable of doing on the biggest stage there is."
And, in a nod to the famous
Cool Runnings, he added '#luckyegg' at the end.
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They won't be the only Jamaican representatives at the games though. For just the second time, the country will have a skier at the games, with British-born Benjamin Alexander set to compete in the giant slalom event.
Eurosport reports that the 38-year-old, who grew up in Northamptonshire, only took up the sport in 2016 and does not have a full-time coach but secured his place in Beijing with a seventh placed finish at the Cape Verde National Ski Championships in January.
It will be the first time that Jamaica has an athlete competing in alpine skiing.
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