Erin Jackson made history as the first Black woman to win an Olympic medal in speedskating—and it's gold.
On Sunday in Beijing, Jackson blazed past the competition with a time of 37.04 seconds in the 500 meters to become the first American woman to medal in an individual race since the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.
Jackson's rise is almost hard to believe considering that she was a national championship-winning inline skater five years ago. She switched to speedskating and made the U.S team for the 2018 PyeongChang Games with just a few months of experience under her belt.