So here is who sees absolutely nothing wrong with comparing Jordan Stolz to EricHeiden. Eric Heiden himself. Stolz has become just the second man to win the 500 meters and 1,000 meters in speedskating at the same Olympics. The ... .
Those twin triumphs allowed Stolz, a 21-year-old from Wisconsin, to join Heiden as the only men to complete the 500-1,000 double in speedskating at one Olympics... Heiden greeted Stolz when he left the ice with the gold after the 500 and gave him a hug.
So here is who sees absolutely nothing wrong with comparing Jordan Stolz to EricHeiden. Eric Heiden himself. Stolz has become just the second man to win the 500 meters and 1,000 meters in speedskating at the same Olympics. The ... .
Jordan Stolz has won his second speedskating gold medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics by finishing first in the 500 meters in an Olympic-record time ... .
MILAN (AP) — For a while now, Jordan Stolz’s talent and dominance as a speedskater, and his much-anticipated potential for Olympic success, prompted many to repeatedly mention his name — prematurely, no doubt — alongside that of EricHeiden.
EricHeiden is in Italy this month, getting an in-person view at the next superstar in U.S ... But almost no matter what Stolz accomplishes, there will never be another Heiden ... Heiden is 67 years old now, but his feats will never be forgotten.
For one thing, there was the celebration that followed — Heiden famously got back to his room late and slept through his alarm clock the next day, meaning he got a late start on his own date with history ... "I just want to be Eric Heiden.".