MILAN — Speed skater Erin Jackson has made Olympics history again.
At the 2022 Beijing Games, she became the first Black American to win a gold medal in an individual event at the Winter Olympics. Now, she begins the 2026 Milan Cortina Games with another distinction.
Unofficially, at the opening ceremony on Friday, Feb. 6, Jackson became the first flag bearer to have competed in roller derby. You know, the sport where women lace up roller skates, strap on a helmet and a steely gaze and hit the track for bumping-and-bruising team duels…