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The fantastic 2026 Winter Olympics!
Kewaskum speedskating phenom finishes in record time to claim his second individual gold medal of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina, Italy. It was another record-shattering day for Wisconsin native Jordan Stolz in Milano Cortina, Italy. The 21-year-old long-track speedskating phenom won the men’s 500 meters in a time of 33.77 seconds to establish a memorable statement-making Olympic record at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on Saturday. Stolz’s fist-pumping, victory-clinching time was nearly a half-second faster than the prior mark set by Gao Tingyu of China (34.32) during the Beijing Games in 2022.

With the history-making individual performance, Stolz claimed his second consecutive gold medal and became the first American man to win the event on the Olympic level since Joey Cheek in 2006. The feat took on added historical significance as he is currently the only member of Team USA to capture multiple gold medals at the Milano Cortina Games and joins the elite company of Eric Heiden and Bonnie Blair as the only Americans to win the 500m and 1000m at the same Olympics. Stolz was paired with rival Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands for the second straight race of the Olympics, a matchup that continued to bring out the best in both.

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