Overview
- On Sunday, Jordan Stolz led the men’s 500 in 34.76 at Milwaukee, with Cooper McLeod 0.06 back; with two 500 races, Olympic berths will be decided on each skater’s best time Monday and Stolz is the only man assured of a spot in that event.
- Stolz stumbled at the start of Saturday’s 1,000 yet finished third and was already prequalified for the 500, 1,000, 1,500 and mass start based on World Cup and world championship results, citing a recent cold and dehydration for the miscue.
- Conor McDermott-Mostowy won the men’s 1,000 in 1:07.606, with McLeod second and Stolz 0.36 back; McDermott-Mostowy and McLeod earned U.S. Olympic berths in the distance.
- Erin Jackson captured the women’s 1,000 in 1:14.63 after a December hamstring tear, and U.S. Speedskating confirmed Brittany Bowe will fill the second American spot in that event.
- Jackson, already prequalified in the 500, produced Sunday’s fastest women’s 500 time at 38.15; the second U.S. women’s 500 berth will be settled Monday as trials conclude and final roster decisions follow quota calculations.