Erin Jackson’s parents, Rita and Tracy, welcomed her in Ocala, Fla., in 1992
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- Erin Jackson was raised by her late mom, Rita, and dad, Tracy
- Rita died in 2011, when Erin was in high school
- The Olympic speed skater has called Tracy her “biggest supporter”
Erin Jackson is grateful for her parents’ role in getting her to where she is today: the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
The Olympic speed skater was born and raised in Ocala, Fla., by her late mom Rita and dad Tracy. She spent her childhood earning titles in inline speed skating and competing in roller derby championships before picking up speed skating in her early adulthood, per The Washington Post.
Now, she’s going for gold at the Winter Games, nearly four years after making history at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics when she became the first Black woman to win a Winter Olympic medal in an individual sport…