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On this episode of Sports Illustrated Weekly …
You’re going to read and hear a lot about Erin Jackson once the Winter Olympics begin in Beijing this week. SI senior writer Stephanie Apstein tells us the incredible backstory of how Jackson went from roller derby to speedskating, how she became one of the best in her sport and first Black woman to win a World Cup race, and how one mistake in the U.S. Olympic trials almost cost her a trip to Beijing.
