00:01From the tea rooms of Harrogate to the icy curves of the Italian Alps, Axel Brown's journey is about
00:07as Yorkshire as it gets, stubborn, adventurous and remarkably self-made. As the Milano Cortina
00:142026 Winter Olympics are underway, all eyes are on the 33-year-old who has swapped the serenity
00:20of North Yorkshire for the high-speed chaos of the bobsleigh track. Representing Trinidad and
00:26Tobago for the second and final tie in Brown's path to the games is the stuff of local legend.
00:32A former American football player whose career stall in Colorado, he was sitting on his sofa in
00:37Harrogate 12 years ago when a bobsleigh commentary sparked a why-not moment. You don't grow up in
00:45Harrogate thinking you're going to be an Olympic bobslayer, Brown admits he had his blend of Yorkshire
00:50grit and Trinidadian heritage. After a stint with Team GB, Brown switched allegiances to
00:56honour his roots, famously recruiting his 2022 brakeman via Instagram. Now facing his swan song,
01:02he's leading a four-man crew that what we'll cheekily call Operation Don't Come Last. While
01:08the podium may be a long shot, the mission is about more than medals. It's about a Harrogate lad
01:12finishing a global career with his family finally in the stands. Whether he heads back to the islands
01:20or the Dales after the next heat, Axel Brown has ensured that the cool running spirit now has a distinct
01:27Yorkshire accent.
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