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Jordan Stolz Began Skating on a Frozen Pond in Wisconsin. He Seeks a 3rd Olympic Gold Thursday
Jordan Stolz aims to complete a historic sweep with a third gold in the 1,500m, after winning the 500m and 1,000m in Olympic-record times at Milan 2026.
- On Feb. 19, Jordan Stolz, U.S. speedskater, seeks a third Olympic gold in the 1,500 after winning the 1,000 on Feb. 11 and the 500 on Feb. 14 in Olympic‑record times.
- Born in Wisconsin, Jordan Stolz, U.S. speedskater, began skating at age 5 after watching the 2010 Vancouver Games and practiced on a backyard pond cleared by his father.
- Rankings show Stolz atop the ISU standings, having beaten Zhongyan Ning, China, by 1.23 seconds on Jan. 23 and facing Kjeld Nuis, Netherlands, who holds the world record at 1:40.17.
- A third victory would make Jordan Stolz, U.S. speedskater, the first man since Johann Olav Koss in 1994 to win three long‑track events at one Olympics.
- On February 21, the men's Mass Start is his final race, and a third or fourth gold would place him among the sport's greats.
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Jordan Stolz began skating on a frozen pond in Wisconsin. He seeks a 3rd Olympic gold Thursday
Jordan Stolz will be seeking his third speedskating gold medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics when he takes to the ice in the 1,500 meters.
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