Speed skating women's 500m - Featuring Erin Jackson - Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics review and highlights
Erin Jackson wrote her name in the Beijing 2022 history books as the first black woman to win an Olympic speed skating gold medal. And her 500m triumph was made possible by an unusual act of kindness.
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Erin Jackon's time of 37.04 edged out Japan's Takagi Miho and the ROC's Angelina Golikova. An athlete from the United States of America had not won gold in the women's event since Lillehammer 1994. But Jackson's achievement would not have been possible if it weren't for her friend Brittany Lowe, who gave up her US qualification spot to Jackson after making the grade in her specialist events.
This video will be available in the US starting from March 2nd (00:01 PST|03:01 EST).