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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.
Dutch speedskater Jorrit Bergsma, at 40, becomes the oldest Olympic gold medalist in speedskating by winning the Milan 2026 mass-start, while Metodej Jilek took gold in the 10,000 meters (with Bergsma earning bronze in that event).
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.
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.
Italy captured gold in the speedskating team pursuit in Milan, beating the United States by about 4.5 seconds and celebrating with a Steph Curry–inspired “night-night” gesture; it marked Italy’s first gold in the event since hosting the 2006 Games, while the U.S., a former world-record holder who earned bronze at Beijing 2022, fell short of gold.
Italy edged rivals to capture the Olympic men's speedskating team pursuit gold at the 2026 Winter Games in Milan, marking its first Olympic speedskating gold since 2006.
The United States posted a broad medal haul at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games, led by Jordan Stolz’s two speedskating golds (500m with an Olympic record and 1,000m), Elizabeth Lemley’s moguls gold with Jaelin Kauf taking silver, Breezy Johnson’s downhill gold, and a defending team figure skating gold, along with silvers in mixed ice dance (Chock/Bates) and Chloe Kim in halfpipe, plus additional podiums across skiing, curling, luge, cross-country and more.
Jordan Stolz won the Milan 500m speedskating gold in 33.77, earning his second Olympic record in four days and boosting his bid for the 1,500m title as he aims to complete the rare double.
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.
Day 8 at Milano Cortina 2026 features high-stakes medals across alpine and freestyle skiing, cross-country and biathlon, with Canada facing Germany in the women’s hockey quarterfinals and Finland taking on Switzerland, plus a busy slate of speedskating, short track, and curling as teams push toward podium finishes.
Jake Paul was in the stands, second row, celebrating his fiancée Jutta Leerdam as she won the women's 1,000m speedskating gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.
The United States has selected speedskater Erin Jackson and bobsledder Frank Del Duca as the flagbearers for the U.S. at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Erin Jackson, who won the 500 meters at the Beijing Olympics and became the first Black woman to win an individual Winter Olympics gold, says she doesn’t want to be the last and hopes her story motivates more Black athletes to pursue winter sports. At the U.S. Speedskating trials ahead of the Milan Cortina Games, she highlights the barriers to entry and plans to help minority women get involved through a foundation and mentorship initiatives.