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Jordan Stolz, who had already carved out a standout Milan Cortina 2026 with three medals and two Olympic records, narrowly missed a bronze in the men’s speedskating mass start, finishing fourth just behind Italy’s Andrea Giovannini as Bergsma won gold and Thorup took silver.
Jordan Stolz finished fourth in the men’s mass start at the Milan-Cortina Games, ending his bid for a third gold as Dutch veteran Jorrit Bergsma won and Italy’s Andrea Giovannini claimed bronze; Stolz said the pack’s reluctance to chase cost him a medal after already winning golds in the 500m and 1000m and a silver in the 1500m. In the women’s mass start, teammate Mia Manganello earned bronze in her final Olympic race, signaling retirement.
In Milan, Jordan Stolz’s bid for a third Olympic gold in long-track speedskating ends with a fourth-place finish in the men’s mass start as veteran Dutch skater Jorrit Bergsma leads the pack to gold; Viktor Hald Thorup of Denmark takes silver and Andrea Giovannini bronze, while Stolz’s coach criticized the peloton’s tactics.
Jordan Stolz finished fourth in the men’s speedskating mass start final at the 2026 Winter Olympics, narrowly missing the podium as Andrea Giovannini surged past him on the second-to-last lap. Bergsma won gold (7:55.50) and Thorup silver (8:00.52), with Stolz clocking 8:04.51. Stolz had already won gold in the 1000m and 500m and silver in the 1500m, leaving Milan-Cortina with three medals but falling short of a historic three-gold haul for an American.
As the Milan 2026 Olympics wrap speed skating, the final mass start pits rising star Jordan Stolz and veteran Mia Manganello for the U.S. in a 16‑lap, four-interval race with semifinals advancing the top skaters. Stolz has quickly risen from junior bronze to World Cup gold and could become only the second American to win three events at a single Games if he takes gold, a feat first achieved by Eric Heiden; Manganello, 36, is chasing medals toward the end of a standout season. The event is streamed on Peacock/NBC platforms.
Jordan Stolz earned silver in the men’s 1500m at Milan-Cortina 2026, his third Olympic medal after golds in the 500m and 1000m; he finished 0.77 seconds behind Ning Zhongyan of China, with Kjeld Nuis taking bronze. Stolz said he didn’t have his best race but remains a dominant force and could chase a mass-start gold, which would make him just the second American to win three or more Winter Games golds after Eric Heiden.
Jordan Stolz, 21, finished second in the men’s 1,500m at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, narrowly behind gold medalist Ning Zhongyan as a speedskating field broke the previous Olympic record. Stolz had already claimed gold in the 500m and 1,000m earlier in the Games, giving him three medals but leaving him short of matching Eric Heiden’s five-gold haul; his final event remains the mass-start.
Twenty-one-year-old Jordan Stolz goes for 1500m gold to complete a U.S. speed-skating sprint sweep at Milan Cortina 2026 after winning Olympic-record times in the 1000m and 500m; he faces Kjeld Nuis, the longtime world and Olympic record holder who is nearing retirement, with Stolz’s personal best of 1:40.48 just 0.31 seconds off the world record and a dominant World Cup run this season.
A BuzzFeed piece explains that speed skater Jordan Stolz reportedly built his famously large thighs through heavy lower-body training (primarily squats), extensive plyometrics, long bike sessions, minimal upper-body work, and a pizza-forward diet, citing interviews with Men's Health and other coverage.
U.S. speed skater Jordan Stolz, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, heads to Milan 2026 pursuing a third gold while maintaining composure despite nerves, following a gold in the 500m and competing for medals in multiple events.
Norway extended its lead in the Milan-Cortina 2026 medal standings to 21 total medals (10 gold), ahead of Italy with 18 and the United States with 17. On Feb. 14 the U.S. earned three medals: Jordan Stolz won gold in the men’s 500m speed skating, while Jaelin Kauf took silver and Elizabeth Lemley gold in women’s dual moguls, with Stolz also setting an Olympic 500m record. Looking ahead to Sunday, Mikaela Shiffrin competes in the giant slalom and Erin Jackson aims to defend the 500m title.
At Milan’s Olympics, Ilia Malinin’s quad axel looked destined for gold but costly missteps handed Shaidorov the title, Mikaela Shiffrin endured a disappointing team event that left the U.S. bronze, and Jordan Stolz shrugged off pressure to win two sprint golds. The piece argues that Olympic pressure can warp expectations, but the scoreboard ultimately writes the story, reminding readers not to judge a career by a single moment and to recognize the human cost behind the results.
American speedskater Jordan Stolz won his second Olympic gold by taking the 500-meter at Milan-Cortina 2026, becoming the first American since 1980 to win two speedskating golds; he previously claimed the 1,000-meter title and will race the 1,500 meters and mass start next week, as he continues pursuing more records and helping boost the U.S. presence in the sport.
Jordan Stolz won the men’s 500m in an Olympic-record 33.77 seconds at Milano Cortina, earning his second gold of these Games and extending his two-gold, two-record start to Milan-Cortina; he was followed on the podium by Jenning de Boo (33.88) and Laurent Dubreuil (34.26) as three skaters beat the previous Olympic mark. Stolz’s blend of explosive starts, clean turns and preserved speed underscored why he’s become the Games’ central long-track storyline, with the 1500m still to come.
Jordan Stolz won his second gold at Milan-Cortina 2026 by setting a 500m Olympic record of 33.77 seconds, beating Jenning de Boo by 0.11 seconds. The win makes Stolz the first American man to capture the 500m title since 2006 and cements his status as the Games’ sprint standout.