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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.
Kamila Sellier, Poland’s short-track speed skater, required emergency facial surgery after a rival’s blade slashed her eye during the women's 1500m at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games. She was stretchered off, later posted a hospital selfie, and said she’s doing okay as doctors repair the damaged bone and conduct eye-movement tests.
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.
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.
Live updates from Cortina d’Ampezzo 2026: Great Britain edge Canada 5-4 to win the men’s curling final, marking Olympic gold; the Netherlands continue their dominance in speed skating with Jorrit Bergsma’s mass-start gold and Marijke Groenewoud’s mass-start victory. The women’s halfpipe was postponed due to heavy snow, while Germany kept its bid for 2036 alive. The IOC said it will not censure Gianni Infantino over a link to Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, and Rai faced backlash over off-air remarks about Israeli athletes.
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.
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.
Italy stunned the United States to win the men's speed skating team pursuit by 4.51 seconds at Milan Cortina 2026, earning the hosts their first Olympic medal in the event since 2006; Canada repeated as Olympic champions in the women's team pursuit, finishing 0.96 seconds ahead of the Netherlands as Japan took bronze and the U.S. finished fourth.
Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam won Olympic silver in the women’s 500m at Milano Cortina 2026, delivering a podium-worthy performance despite waking up sick the morning of the race. She had earlier claimed gold in the 1000m and, as the fiancée of Jake Paul, remains a high-profile figure on and off the ice.
Dutch speed skater Jutta Leerdam won silver in the women’s 500-meter at Milan-Cortina 2026, finishing 0.66 seconds behind teammate Femke Kok, who set an Olympic record of 36.49 seconds; Erin Jackson missed the podium by 0.5 seconds. Leerdam had already claimed gold in the 1000m earlier in these Games, giving her a second Olympic medal, while fiancé Jake Paul publicly celebrated her performance.
Speed skater Jordan Stolz broke the Olympic 500m mark with a 33.77 to edge Dutch rival Jenning de Boo for gold in Milan. In team events, the U.S. overcame a slow start to beat Denmark 6-3 in men’s hockey, while U.S. curling produced wins in round-robin play. In women's dual moguls, Jaelin Kauf (silver) and Elizabeth Lemley (bronze) gave the U.S. two more medals. A Canada–Sweden curling clash drew a verbal warning from the World Curling Federation over language, with officials placed to observe deliveries thereafter.
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.
Jordan Stolz capped a record night by winning the Olympic-record 500m in Milan-Cortina 2026, following his earlier 1000m gold; the Wisconsin speedskater, praised for his calm focus and relentless finishing kick, is rapidly becoming the U.S.’s Winter Olympic centerpiece, drawing comparisons to Eric Heiden as he eyes the remaining events.