On November 12th, Erin Jackson became the first Black American woman to win a speed skating World Cup title. History has been made and her future looks promising for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing China.
Watch her historic win below!
Looking to learn more about this historic moment and to find out more about Erin, I was able to learn a lot from NBC Sports, like the fact that she's won both national and world championship titles in inline skating and her career in speed skating has been a rocket pace. Starting in 2017 and only being on ice an accumulative 4 months, her first ever competitive speed skating event was the 2018 US Olympic Trials, where she placed third and made the team.
To learn more about this historic event and to learn more about Erin, Oh So Worth a Read,
Speed Skater Erin Jackson Sprints to First Career World Cup Win, by NBC Sports.
Speed Skater Erin Jackson Sprints to First Career World Cup Win, by NBC Sports.
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