MILAN -- American speed skating phenomenon Jordan Stolz once again stole the spotlight on Saturday, rocketing to the men's 500 meters title at the Winter Olympics and securing his second gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games... .
American speedskater Jordan Stolz has won a second gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The 21-year-old from Wisconsin raced to victory in the men's 500 meters. The win made him just the second man to ever win the 500 ....
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A win on Saturday would continue to cement Stolz as one of speed skating's next all-time greats and would put him closer to Eric Heiden's Olympic record of five medals at one WinterGame.
Stolz is the first American since Eric Heiden in 1980 to win two gold medals in speed skating ... Stolz entered the Games already as perhaps the best speed skater in the world.
American speed skater Jordan Stolz entered the 2026 Winter Olympics with high expectations -- and he exceeded them ... Stolz's 33.28-second race was faster than any other Olympic speed skater to ever participate in the event.