Jackson’s victory was the first American individual long-track medal, period, since 2010.
that an athlete who falls during a time trial may be granted a reskate, the fact that Jackson stayed on her feet meant that she was stuck with the time she got. Sorry, Erin! Keep at it, and we’ll see you in 2026! USA! USA!
Wait, no—that’s actually terrible. Why in the world would U.S. Speedskating structure its qualification process in a manner that might end up excluding the top-ranked skater in the world in an event if that skater has a bad day at time trials? , if Jackson had been an alpine skier instead of a speedskater, she wouldn’t have even had to compete intime trials, as her world ranking would have qualified her for the Olympics on its own. After Jackson fell short at trials, the long-track program director for U.S. Speedskating
that there was nothing “that can be done rule-wise to get her into the Olympics,” and that it “really is winner-take-all here at the Olympic trials.”But that’s incredibly stupid! It makes very little sense for Olympic qualification to come down to one race, rather than a skater’s cumulative body of work over the course of a year.
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