American Jordan Stolz wins 2nd speedskating gold at Winter Olympics
- On Saturday, Jordan Stolz, the U.S. speed skater, set an Olympic-record 33.77 seconds in the 500-meter event, winning his second gold of these Games.
- The 21-year-old, competing in his second Olympics, won the 1,000 meters on Wednesday, the first of his four individual events at Milan-Cortina.
- Racing in the 13th of 15 two-man heats, Stolz beat reigning 500 world champion Jenning de Boo, who slipped into the wall after the finish, while Laurent Dubreuil got bronze in 34.26 seconds.
- Only the second man to complete the 500–1,000 double, Jordan Stolz, U.S. speed skater, joins Eric Heiden and ends a 24-year U.S. 500-gold drought since Casey FitzRandolph in 2002.
- With two events left, Jordan Stolz, U.S. speed skater, is limiting training to rest and recovery, and he said `I think this was a good prep because you kind of know what to expect,` a view endorsed by Bob Corby, Stolz's coach.
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Winter Olympics: Jordan Stolz wins 2nd speedskating gold medal
MILAN — Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil had just finished his pairing in the Milano Cortina Olympic Games’ 500 meters when a teammate told him he had just taken down the Olympic record with a 34.26 second clocking. “And in my mind I was, ‘Yeah, probably not for long,’” Dubreuil said later. Dubreuil would hold the record for maybe five minutes Saturday before Team USA’s Jordan Stolz took the mark down to 33.77 for his second gold medal of t…
American Jordan Stolz joins Eric Heiden with a 500-1,000 speedskating double gold at the Olympics
MILAN — For a while now, Jordan Stolz’s talent and dominance as a speedskater, and his much-anticipated potential for Olympic success, prompted many to repeatedly mention his name — prematurely, no doubt — alongside that of Eric Heiden. Now they really do belong in the same sentence, at least in one regard. Stolz established himself as a two-time Olympic gold medalist, midway to his goal of four at the Milan Cortina Games, by winning the 500 met…
Jordan Stolz, Double Olympic Champion at 21, Could Already Be the Speedskating GOAT
Before the 500-m men’s event at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium on Saturday, American Olympic champion Jordan Stolz, who won the 1000-m race here three nights ago, had a conversation with Bob Corby, his coach. Corby reminded Stolz that even if his start time in this sprint trailed his competition, the race would be won on the backstretch. “So you’ve got to burn, like you’ve never burned before,” Corby said. “And then everything will be fine.” […
Jordan Stolz Sets New Olympic Records in Speed Skating at 2026 Winter Olympics
Team USA's Jordan Stolz secured another gold medal in the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics for men's speed skating. Stolz broke the Olympic record, ultimately setting his own record for his division of the sport.On 14 February, Stolz won his second gold medal in the men's 500 metres at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium. Paired with Netherlands' Jenning de Boo, he finished in 33.79 seconds, setting a new Olympic record. De Boo took silver whilst…
Olympics-Speed skating-Stolz savours ‘historic battles’ with De Boo after more Milano Cortina glory
By Pearl Josephine Nazare MILAN, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Jordan Stolz is relishing his growing rivalry with Dutch speed skater Jenning de Boo after the American sensation once again edged his European challenger to claim his second gold medal at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Saturday. Stolz blazed to the 500 metres title in an Olympic-record 33.77 seconds, finishing 0.11 ahead of De Boo in a repeat of their one-two finish from Wednesday’s 1,000m s…
Speed skating-Stolz savours 'historic battles' with De Boo after more Milano Cortina glory
MILAN, Feb 14 : Jordan Stolz is relishing his growing rivalry with Dutch speed skater Jenning de Boo after the American sensation once again edged his European challenger to claim his second gold medal at the Milano Cortina Olympics on Saturday.Stolz blazed to the 500 metres title in an Olympic-record 33.77 s
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