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American speedskater Jordan Stolz shattered an Olympic record to win gold in the 1,000-meter event, wearing the same blades he used to set the world record. The 20-year-old saved his lucky equipment specifically for this Olympic moment.
At 36, American speedskater Mia Manganello won bronze in her last Olympic race after switching sports, missing podiums, and never giving up. Her medal broke the U.S. into second place in the overall medal count at the 2026 Milan Games.
Steven Dubois turned injury setbacks and sleepless nights into an Olympic gold medal with a risky race strategy and a temperature-controlled mattress. The Canadian short track speedskater proved that sometimes the path to glory requires fixing what happens off the ice.
Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong captured her first Olympic gold medal in the 1,500-meter speedskating race at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, powered by roaring Dutch fans dressed in orange. The champion edged Norway's Ragne Wiklund by just 0.06 seconds in a thrilling finish.
Francesca Lollobrigida gave herself the ultimate birthday gift, winning Italy's first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Games with an Olympic record in the 3,000 meters. The mother of a toddler and four-time Olympian finally claimed her first gold medal in front of her home crowd.
Olympic champion Jordan Stolz is coming home to a hero's welcome in Kewaskum, Wisconsin. The two-time gold medalist will be celebrated with a hometown parade next week.
Olympic gold medalist Erin Jackson and U.S. Army sergeant Frank Del Duca will lead Team USA into the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan. The historic speedskater and Italian-American bobsledder represent both breakthrough achievement and hometown pride.
American speedskater Jordan Stolz added a silver medal to his two golds at the 2026 Winter Olympics, cementing his place as one of the sport's greatest athletes. The 22-year-old's three-medal haul marks the best U.S. speedskating performance in over 40 years.
At just 20 years old, speedskater Jordan Stolz made Olympic history by becoming the first American in 44 years to win two gold medals in speedskating at a single Games. The Wisconsin native is already eyeing two more chances to add to his collection in Milan.
Wisconsin speedskater Jordan Stolz captured his first Olympic gold medal in Milan, shattering a speedskating record that stood since before he was born. The 21-year-old dominated the men's 1,000 meters and has three more chances to add to his medal collection.
Twenty-one-year-old speedskater Jordan Stolz just completed an unprecedented "hat trick" by winning all five races in three different distances this World Cup season. The Wisconsin athlete now heads to Milan as one of the most dominant speedskaters of his generation.
At 21, speedskating phenom Jordan Stolz is bringing out the special blades he used to set a world record, saving them for 18 months just for these Olympics. The Wisconsin native has a real shot at winning gold in all four of his individual events in Milan.
Wisconsin speedskater Jordan Stolz just shattered an Olympic record to win his second gold medal at age 21. The young athlete went from finishing 13th and 14th as a teenager to becoming the world's fastest skater in just four years.
Dutch speedskater Femke Kok just shattered the Olympic record in the 500-meter race, adding another gold to the Netherlands' dominant performance on ice. Her teammate Jutta Leerdam, who won the 1,000-meter event, claimed silver in the same race.
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 speedskater Jordan Stolz shattered the Olympic record in the 500-meter race, clocking 33.77 seconds to capture gold for Team USA. At just 21, he's now chasing historic greatness with two golds already in hand at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Speedskater Femke Kok lived up to sky-high expectations at the Milan Cortina Olympics, capturing 500-meter gold and setting an Olympic record while extending her unbeaten streak to over two years. The 25-year-old Dutch athlete powered past defending champion Erin Jackson and teammate Jutta Leerdam to claim her first Olympic gold medal.
Former Florida Atlantic point guard Brittany Bowe switched from basketball to speedskating after college and won two Olympic bronze medals. Now 37, she's competing in her final Olympics at Milan Cortina 2026.
Wisconsin speedskater Jordan Stolz captured his first Olympic gold medal in Milan, shattering the Olympic record in the 1,000 meters. The 21-year-old phenom is now chasing history with three more events ahead.
Wisconsin speedskater Jordan Stolz claimed his first Olympic gold in the 1,000-meter race, shattering a record that stood since 2002. The 21-year-old phenom is finally getting the American recognition he's long enjoyed overseas. #
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