Erin Jackson has won the 500-meter speedskating gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the first American to win the event since 1994. Elsewhere, USA men’s hockey booked a bye into the quarterfinals with a win over Germany.
Earlier in the action, monobob made its Olympic debut.
Monobob follows the basics of bobsledding, but instead of two- and four-person teams, this sled run is a solo mission. It is also an Olympic event only for women. The sleds are smaller and lighter than a traditional four-person sled, but that doesn’t make it easier.
On Sunday in Beijing, Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor raced in the first two heats in monobob, with Humphries ending atop the standings and Meyers Taylor in fourth, with two more runs to go tomorrow.
In other events in Beijing, freeski superstar Eileen Gu, who won big air on Tuesday, was slated to compete in slopestyle…
