US EditionU.S. Speedskating Star Jordan Stolz Wins Gold in 1,000 Meters, Setting Olympic Record
- On Feb. 11, 2026, Jordan Stolz of the U.S. won the men's 1,000 meters in an Olympic-record 1:06.28 at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.
- Stolz entered the race as the world record holder and a two-time world champion, going undefeated 5-for-5 on the World Cup circuit in the 1,000 meters this season.
- Overtaking de Boo on the final lap, Stolz won gold while Jenning de Boo took silver in 1:06.78, but celebrations paused for a 10-minute delay after Joep Wennermars was granted a re-skate.
- This result marks Stolz's dominance as the win was the United States' first Olympic gold in the men's 1,000 since Shani Davis in 2006 and 2010, with no rival within a full second.
- After two days off, he is entered in the 500 meters on Feb. 14, then the 1,500 meters on Feb. 19 and mass start on Feb. 21 in his four scheduled events.
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U.S. Speedskater Jordan Stolz Sets a New Olympic Record
As Jordan Stolz reached the 600-m mark of the 1000-m Olympic speedskating competition on Wednesday night in Milan, he sensed he was losing time to a rival, Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands, skating in the other lane at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium oval. The Holland-heavy crowd—something like 90% of the fans may have been wearing Dutch orange—was now in a frenzy. Stolz, already a seven-time world champion at the age of 21, is the world-recor…
Top favorite Jordan Stolz won gold in the 1,000-meter speed skating on Wednesday. But what will forever loom over this Olympic race is the question: what if Joep Wennemars hadn't been hindered by his opponent? "My medal was taken from me."
American Phenom Shatters Olympic Record in Stunning Gold Medal Triumph
American speedskating sensation Jordan Stolz delivered a performance for the ages Wednesday night, shattering the Olympic record on his way to a gold medal in the men’s 1,000-meter event at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Competing at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan, the 21-year-old Wisconsin native crossed the finish line in 1:06.28, slicing nearly a full second off the previous Olympic record of 1:07.18 set at the 2002 Salt Lake City …
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U.S. speed skater Jordan Stolz sets Olympic 1,000m record, Canada's Laurent Dubreuil 8th
Jordan Stolz of the United States needed to hold off on celebrating until another speed skater got the chance for a re-skate, then soon enough was able to smile while leaning forward to receive his gold for winning the men's 1,000 metres at the Milan-Cortina Games in an Olympic-record one minute 6.28 seconds.
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