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American Jordan Stolz, 21, took home another gold medal, this one in the men’s 500m IM, after breaking an Olympic record that had been broken moments before he took the ice.
Stolz turned on the jets late and crossed the finish line in 33.77, just 16 hundredths of a second off the world record and 11 hundredths faster than the silver medalist.
In stunning fashion, Stolz took the ice alongside Jenning De Boo of the Netherlands, who skated in 33.88 seconds. Both races were the first times the men’s 500 meters had ever finished under 34 seconds in Olympic history.
Jordan Stolz of Team United celebrates after winning gold in the speed skating men’s 500m on day eight of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Milan Speed Skating Stadium on February 14, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Minutes before they skated, Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil broke the previous Olympic record of 34.26, but he had to settle for bronze.
Before Saturday, the previous Olympic record was 34.32 seconds.
Stolz is the first American since Eric Heiden in 1980 to win two gold medals in speed skating. Stolz also won the 1000 meters earlier in the Games.
It is the second Olympic record for Stolz – his 1000 meter time was 1:06.28. Stolz entered the event with the 1,000 meter world record already in hand. He set the mark in 2024 in Salt Lake City with a time of 1:05.37.
In both events, Stolz shared the ice with Boo, who also had to settle for silver in the 1000.
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