Brittany Bowe ceded her spot in an Olympic speedskating event so friend and fellow athlete Erin Jackson could both compete in Beijing.
and another one with Bowe on Monday, writing in part,"Definitely not the way I imagined qualifying for my second Olympic team... but I guess I had to one-up my story from the 2018 Trials. I'm incredibly grateful and humbled by the kindness of @BrittanyBowe in helping me to secure a chance at reaching my goals in #Beijing2022. She's an amazing friend, teammate, and mentor and this is an act I’ll never forget.
Both women grew up in Ocala, Florida, and started inline skating with Olympian Joey Mantia."We have a photo of Erin standing between myself and Joey," BoweBowe competing in the women's 1,000 meter event at the Milwaukee trials on Thursday.The extra good news: Ceding the spot won't prevent Bowe from competing. She'll still be in the 1,000 meters and 1,500 meters at next month's Games.
Bowe could still compete in the 500, though. According to the AP, the final Olympic quota allocations won't be determined until later in January, and the U.S. could get another placement in the race.
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