Speed 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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Speed skating legend Stolz's quadruple gold medal bid is dashed... Ning Zhongyan blocks with Olympic record. Jordan Stolz's bid for a quadruple gold medal has been blocked by China's Ning Zhongyan. Ning Zhongyan won gold in the men's 1500m speed skating event at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on the 20th (Korean time), clocking 1:41.98.
Figure skating king Jordan Stolz, 21, had two golds and two Olympic records – with his sights set on an Olympic hat-trick. Then he was crushed by a Chinese. Ning Zhongyan, 26, bras
Jordan Stolz wins silver in speedskating's 1,500 meters at the Olympics
American speedskater Jordan Stolz earned a silver medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics in the 1,500 meters speedskate, coming up short to China's Ning Zhongyan.
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