Erin Jackson Won An Olympic Gold Medal In Speedskating, Becoming The First Black Woman To Do So

It's a remarkable achievement for Jackson, who only started skating on ice in 2017.

Erin Jackson captured gold in the women's 500-meter speedskating event on Sunday, becoming the first American to medal in an individual speedskating race in years and the first Black woman to cinch an Olympic medal in the sport.

It's a remarkable achievement in a sport that Jackson is relatively new at. An inline skater since childhood, Jackson dominated the rink as aand a 47-time inline National Champion. She transitioned to skating on ice in 2017, and after just four months of training qualified for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.

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