ISTANBUL, Feb 14 — Team USA speed skater Erin Jackson became the first Black woman to win the individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics in a time of 37.04.
“Remember the name. @ErinJackson480 is the first Black woman to win an individual medal in speedskating at the #WinterOlympics,” Anadolu Agency reported Team USA said on Twitter.
The 29-year-old athlete is the first US woman to win a speed skating gold at the Olympics since Bonnie Blair in 1994.