Jens van ’t Wout of the Netherlands has won his second gold medal in short track speedskating at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
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Men's Olympic speed skating records: American Jordan Stolz now boasts two of fastest times in history of games
Stolz made history not once, but twice, in Milan.
Stolz, a 21-year-old Wisconsin native, recorded a time of 33.77 seconds. Jenning de Boo (33.88) from the Netherlands took home the silver while Laurent Dubreuil (34.26) claimed bronze. It’s the second straight gold medal and Olympic record for Stolz. He did both in the 1,000-meter competition, when he recorded a time of 1:06.28.
Jutta Leerdam delivered one of the greatest performances in Olympic speed skating history on Monday with her record-setting, gold medal victory in the 1000m event and Sunday, she will have the opportunity to add a second piece of hardware to her Milano Cortina collection when she competes in the 500m event.
Some high-speed action at the rink in Milan on Monday, as the Women’s 1,000-meter Speed Skating finals are set to take plac. Speed Skating has been part of the Winter Games’ calendar since the first-ever edition of the Winter Olympiad in 1924.
U.S. short-track speed skaters look to get back on the podium at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after being shut out in Beijing in 2022.
US speed skater Sarah Warren fought through a litany of injuries to be able to live her dream. Now, she’s at Milan Cortina representing the US Olympic team.
Canada was starved for their first gold medal, and one of their best chances to win came in the men's 1500m short track speed skating finals.
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