Winter Olympic Games, Milan and Speed Skating
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To qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics, speed skaters both must earn qualifying points at four World Cup events which precede the Games and achieve the times set by the International Skating Union (ISU) for their respective distances.
In speedskating, tenths of a second can determine whether an athlete wins gold or misses out on medals entirely.
The 500-meter gold medalist from 2022 talks training, recovery, and mindset ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
Learn how Olympic speed skating works — event formats, race distances, elimination rounds, mass start rules, and how skaters advance to medal contention at the Winter Games.
American speed skating sensation Jordan Stolz has learned to skate through the noise and shut out the thunderous expectations surrounding him ahead of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
Jordan Stolz has positioned himself as one of the most dominant forces in 45 years, since another American named Eric Heiden won five gold medals at Lake Placid in 1980