Erin Hamlin to run in the New York Marathon

Erin Hamlin

New York (RWH) Erin Hamlin, the United States' flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony of this year's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, plans to run in the New York City Marathon on November 4. Hamlin retired after Pyeongchang. 2014 she was the first female American to win an Olympic medal in luge, taking the bronze medal. 

The 31-year-old, a two-time world champion, will run the marathon to help raise funds for the Women Sports  Foundation, NBC reported. She will be joined by Marlen Esparza, who at London 2012 claimed a bronze in the flyweight division, making her the first American female boxer to win a medal.