Curated by FG Intern Sayge Urban Erin Jackson celebrates gold in the 500m speed skating – the first Black woman to win an individual gold at the Winter Olympics. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock via The Guardian Medals in speed skating and monobob for Black Americans have raised hopes that more young athletes of color will thrive in winter sports. Speed skater Erin Jackson and Monobob sleigher Elana Meyers-Taylor are the first two Black Americans to win a medal for team USA in nearly a century of the Winter Olympics, with only 24 hours in between their winning races.