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Jordan Stolz Clinches Olympic Berths in 500, 1,000 and 1,500 for Milano Cortina

Top-five results at consecutive World Cups met the revised U.S. qualifying standard.

Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo 2026 Winter Olympic Games - Long Track speed skater Jordan Stolz of the U.S. poses for a photograph at the Team USA Media Summit in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Adam Gray
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Overview

  • After winning the 1,000 meters in Calgary on Friday, Stolz added a 1,500-meter victory and a third place in the 500 on Saturday to secure all three sprint entries for the 2026 Winter Games.
  • His Calgary 1,000-meter win came in 1:06.0, finishing 0.63 seconds shy of his own world record.
  • As a recent world championships medalist, he qualified early by placing top five in the same distance at two of the first four World Cups, with an alternate path also available via two World Cup podiums in a distance.
  • He set up the early qualification by sweeping the 500, 1,000 and 1,500 at the opening World Cup in Salt Lake City.
  • The 21-year-old holds six world titles and the 1,000-meter world record, and he swept the sprint distances at the 2023 and 2024 world championships.