Jackson wins 4th World Cup speedskating title of season

Published December 3, 2021 3:26 PM

By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer

KEARNS, Utah (AP) — Erin Jackson has won her fourth World Cup speedskating gold medal of the season, taking the 500 meters on home ice at the Utah Olympic Oval. The 29-year-old American finished in 36.809 seconds, breaking the American record of 36.90 set by Heather Richardson in a World Cup meet at the oval in 2013. Jackson finished 0.12 seconds ahead of world champion Angelina Golikova of Russia. Jackson won two golds at the season-opening meet in Poland, becoming the first Black woman to win a World Cup speedskating title. In the men’s 5,000, Nils van der Poel of Sweden broke the world record.

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