Erin Jackson: Power To The Ice

July 1, 2021
Erin Jackson is a speedskater and scholar from Ocala, Florida. She has been a roller skater for as long as she can remember, going on to pursue inline speedskating (2002), roller derby (2012), and long track speedskating (2017). Erin is a member of Team USA/U.S. National Team for all three sports. 

In 2015, Erin graduated cum laude from the University of Florida Honors Program with a BS in Materials Science & Engineering. Two years later she made the transition from inline skating to speedskating on ice, where she quickly qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. 

Erin currently lives in Salt Lake City, UT where she is training for the next Olympic Games. She is the current 500 meter National Champion. Erin also earned an AS in Computer Science from Salt Lake Community College in 2020 and is working toward an AS in Exercise Science/Kinesiology.

In the episode Erin shares details of her training week, racing prep and warm-up, lack of nerves before racing, watching her pair on the rink, not cooking, representation in the sport, and liking Salt Lake weather.

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