World’s best skater can go to the Olympics – level 2

World s best skater can go to the Olympics

14-01-2022 15:00

American athlete Erin Jackson is the world’s best speed skater, and she is number one in the 500-meter event. She nearly missed the chance to go to the Olympics in Beijing, China, next month.

During Olympic trials, she made a mistake, and she ended in third place. Brittany Bowe, Jackson’s friend and teammate, came first, and Kimi Goetz ended second. Only the athletes, who were in the first two places, could go to the Olympics. It was a big shock for Jackson, and for Bowe, too, and then Bowe did something that nobody expected.

She gave up her own spot in the 500-meter event to Jackson. Jackson got a chance to be in the event, and Bowe could still be in the 1,000 and 1,500-meter events.

Difficult words: Olympic trial (an event at which officials choose the athletes who will be at the Olympic Games), give up (to give something to somebody else), spot (a place).

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