US EditionSpeed skating-China's Ning stuns field to claim 1,500m gold at Milano Cortina
- Thursday, Ning Zhongyan won the men's 1,500-meter final in an Olympic-record 1:41.98, upsetting pre-race favourite Jordan Stolz in Milan.
- Having shown form earlier this month, Ning claimed bronze in the men's 1,000 on Feb. 11 at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium, which has produced swift times.
- Stolz finished 0.77 behind Ning to earn silver, while Kjeld Nuis took bronze in 1:42.82 on Thursday.
- With the victory, Ning Zhongyan captured his first Olympic gold medal and denied Jordan Stolz a chance to win three golds at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
- Having already won the 500 and 1,000 meters and set Olympic records, Stolz would have joined Eric Heiden, who won five golds in 1980, with a 1,500 victory.
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China's Ning stuns field to claim 1,500m gold at Milano Cortina
MILAN — China's Ning Zhongyan delivered a sensational performance to win the men's 1,500 meters at the Winter Olympics on Thursday, capturing his and his nation's first speed skating gold at these Games. American Jordan Stolz claimed silver, while two-time defending Olympic 1,500m champion Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands secured bronze to round out a high-caliber podium. Stolz entered the event as the overwhelming favorite after record-breaking vi…
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Independent EspañolBy HOWARD FENDRICH MILAN (AP) — Jordan Stolz was surprised when his gold medal streak came to an end Thursday. So was China’s Ning Zhongyan, who beat Stolz in the 1,500-meter speed skating event at the Milan-Cortina Games. “I just didn’t have it today,” admitted Stolz, 21. “I’m not sure why.” “I would have been very happy with a silver medal,” thought Ning, who skated a Games record time of 1 minute, 41.98 seconds in the 13th of 15 heats, as he …
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