Jutta Leerdam attends Max's "Paul American" premiere on March 26, 2025 in New York City. Kevin De Bruyne is reportedly ...

Team USA's Erin Jackson made history, becoming the first Black woman to win a speed skating medal by taking home gold in the women's 500m final in Beijing on Sunday. Jackson, the No. 1-ranked ...

US speed skater Erin Jackson won the women’s 500m gold medal at the Winter Olympics in a time of 37.04 on Sunday. Jackson almost missed competing in the 500m at the Olympics after she had ...

Erin Jackson has become the first Black woman to win a speedskating medal ... The 29-year-old Jackson, a former inline skater who switched to the ice shortly before the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics ...

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 24: Suzanne Schulting of Netherlands and Kristen Santos of the United States compete in the Women ... Skating Union via Getty Images) International Skating Union via Kristen ...

Speed skating is an Olympic sport that requires tremendous amounts of explosivity, balance and endurance. There are a total of 14 different events for both men and women that range in distance.

“Becoming a speed skater gave me confidence in my body because ... “Being an athlete in a male dominant sport, we (women) are able to show that no, we can do as much as the guys can do.