the american Erin Jacksonleader of the world ranking who competed in Beijing 2022 because his partner Brittany Bowe He gave up his place, honored this Sunday the favor received by proclaiming himself Olympic champion in speed skating 500 meters with a time of 37.04 seconds.
jackson grants the United States its first title in this event since Lillehammer’94, in the only final in which the Olympic record, which is still held by the Japanese, has not been broken Nao Kodaira with 36.94. The silver went to the Japanese miho takagi with 37.12 and the bronze for the Russian Angelina Golikova with 37.21.
The new Olympic champion suffered a slip in the United States championships, selective for the Games, and was left out of the team, but her partner Brittany Bowewhich was already classified in other distances, gave him his place in this discipline.
jacksoncoming from in-line skating, was the first black woman to win World Cup events in speed skating).