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First Black woman to win Olympic speedskating gold

Team USA’s Erin Jackson becomes first Black woman to win Olympic speedskating gold after teammate gave up her spot

Jackson won the 500 meters Sunday with a time of 37.04 seconds, giving the American speedskating program its first speedskating medal of the Beijing Games and first individual medal since 2010.

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