By Andrew Gastelum With her gold medal in Beijing, she is also the first American woman to medal in an individual speedskating race since the 2002 Olympics. View the original article to see embedded media. Erin Jackson made history as the first Black woman to win an Olympic medal in speedskating—and it’s gold. On Sunday in Beijing, Jackson blazed past the competition with a time of 37.04 seconds in the 500 meters to become the first American woman to medal in an individual race since the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. Jackson’s rise is almost hard to believe considering that she was a nation…