Alabama native vying for bobsledding team in 2026 Winter Olympic Games [Video]

Jace Johnson, from Bessemer, Alabama, is bobsledding in Switzerland and representing the USA’s World Cup bobsledding team.“From my initial first time being on the ice running to being on the World Cup team was in a span of about three months,” Johnson said.Johnson holds two positions: a brakeman when it’s just two people, and when it’s four, he’s the third guy you’ll see loading into the sled.WVTM 13 Reporter Magdala Louissaint asked Johnson, “How do you find your placing?””Everyone’s body build is different, height is different,” Johnson said. “All those dry loads. That’s when all that comes to play. That’s why we spend hours upon hours doing that.”Johnson is used to spending hours practicing. He played basketball at McAdory High and through college. After graduating in 2023, he tapped into bobsledding. It only took him three months to catch on.“People don’t realize how much force and energy we use. It …