An American speedster goes for another gold medal in Milan, as Jordan Stolz skates for the top of the podium in the Men’s 1,500-meter Speed Skating Final at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The 2026 Milano-Cortina Games officially come to an end today with more Olympic history: a closing ceremony inside a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The show inside the Olympic Arena in Verona, the city where Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is set,
Stolz was trying to become the second American − Eric Heiden won five in 1980 − to win four individual medals in a single Winter Olympics.
The U.S. team featured Casey Dawson, Ethan Cepuran and Emery Lehman. Conor McDermott-Mostowy competed for the team in earlier rounds.
China's Ning Zhongyan set an Olympic record on his way to gold in the men's speed skating over 1,500 metres on Thursday, denying United States' Jordan Stolz a hat-trick of individual gold medals at the Milan/Cortina Winter Games.
Team USA speedskating sensation Erin Jackson is looking to repeat as champion in the 500m at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Sunday, February 15, at Milano Speed Skating Stadium. Jackson is the defending champion after becoming the first Black
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.