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Norwegian speed skater Sander Eitrem just broke the 5000m world record, finishing in 5:58.52 and beating the previous mark by over 1.5 seconds. The historic moment happened at Germany's Inzell World Cup, proving that speed skating records keep falling as athletes push human limits.
American speed skater Jordan Stolz just shattered a 24-year-old Olympic record to win gold in the men's 1000m, clocking an incredible 1:06.28. It's the first individual skating gold for Team USA since 2010, and the young Wisconsin athlete is just getting started.
Dutch brothers Jens and Melle van 't Wout made their childhood dream come true by sharing the podium together at the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Milan. The siblings celebrated together after finishing second and third in the 500m final.
Japan's Miho Takagi just became her country's most decorated female Olympian ever, capturing her ninth medal across four Olympic Games. The speed skating legend took bronze in the women's 500 meters in Milan, cementing her place in sports history.
Dutch speed skater Femke Kok claimed her country's fifth gold medal with a record-breaking 36.69-second victory in the 500 meters, becoming the first Dutch woman ever to medal at this distance. Her teammate Jutta Leerdam took silver in a nail-biting final race.
Wisconsin speed skater Jordan Stolz just won his first Olympic gold and shattered a record that stood since before he was born. The 21-year-old blazed through the 1,000-meter in 1:06.28, breaking a 23-year-old Olympic record.
American speed skater Jordan Stolz shattered an Olympic record that had been set just minutes earlier, claiming his second gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games. The 21-year-old is now the first American since 1980 to win two gold medals in speed skating at a single Olympics.
Bronze medalist Mia Manganello returned to her Florida hometown after making history as the first American to medal in mass start speed skating. She spent her retirement celebration giving back to the elementary school students who look up to her.
Joy Beune, Marijke Groenewoud and Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong claimed Olympic silver for the Netherlands in the team pursuit at the Milan Games. The world champions finished just one second behind reigning gold medalists Canada in an electrifying finish.
Speed skater Ethan Cepuran returned to Glen Ellyn with two Olympic medals and received a standing ovation from the community that watched him grow from a toddler pushing a bucket on frozen Lake Ellyn to an international champion. His journey from dead last at age 10 to silver medalist proves that passion and persistence can overcome any setback.
Yelyzaveta Sydorko just became the first Ukrainian woman to compete in Olympic short-track speed skating in nearly three decades, and she shattered a national record while doing it. The Kharkiv athlete's historic performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics marks a powerful comeback for her country in this discipline.
Kristen Santos-Griswold, the world's top-ranked female short track speed skater, heads to her second Olympics with a new mindset after a crash cost her a medal in 2022. The Connecticut native is ready to become the first U.S. woman speed skater to medal since 2010.
Speed skating's world championships brought thrilling competition and touching farewells as 21-year-old Jordan Stolz defended his title while beloved champion Martina Sablikova skated her final race. The weekend in the Netherlands celebrated both rising stars and the sport's greatest heroes.
Nearly 150 fifth graders in Barbour County chose Alabama Power linemen as their local heroes after studying "What is a Hero?" for 10 weeks. The students recognized the workers as essential first responders who risk their lives to restore power during severe weather.
The Netherlands is sending 18 speed skaters to Milan's Winter Olympics, led by world record holder Femke Kok who hasn't lost in 23 races. Seven out of 10 Dutch viewers tuned in for the last Games, watching an average of nine hours each.
Eleven-year-old Kanon Amagai practices her spins at a Tokyo ice rink, one of thousands of Japanese children dreaming of becoming the next Yuzuru Hanyu. From zero medals to world powerhouse in just 30 years, Japan's figure skating success story shows how heroes inspire entire generations.
Jordan Stolz, a Wisconsin speed skater who started on a frozen backyard pond, could become only the second American ever to win more than two gold medals at a single Winter Olympics. The 21-year-old seven-time world champion begins his historic quest Wednesday in Milan.
Three American speed skaters just set a track record while clinching their third consecutive World Cup season championship. Conor McDermott-Mostowy, Cooper McLeod, and Zach Stoppelmoor crossed the finish line in just 1:17.61 at the final race in Inzell, Germany.
A Wisconsin kid who learned to skate on his backyard lake while wearing a lifejacket just broke an Olympic record at 21. Jordan Stolz's superhuman final lap in the 1000m speedskating event made him the first American man to win this race in 16 years.
American speed skater Jordan Stolz just became the fastest man in Olympic history, breaking world records in both the 500-meter and 1,000-meter events at age 21. Four years after failing to medal in Beijing, the Wisconsin native now holds two gold medals and has rewritten the record books at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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