American Jordan Stolz secures silver medal in men's speedskating 1,500-meter event

American Olympian Jordan Stolz conscionable missed retired connected picking up his 3rd golden medal astatine the 2026 Winter Games connected Thursday, settling for a metallic successful the men’s speedskating 1,500-meter event.

Stolz was conscionable 0.77 seconds down China’s Ning Zhongyan. Ning acceptable an Olympic grounds with his clip of 1:41.98. Stolz finished up of the Netherlands’ Kjeld Nuis. Stolz was successful a brace with Norway’s Pedar Kongshaug, who finished successful sixth spot with a clip of 1:43.93.

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Jordan Stolz of the U.S. took a metallic medal successful the men's 1500 meters speedskating contention astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.  (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

It was a heartbreaker for Stolz adjacent arsenic he’s enactment unneurotic an unthinkable Games this year. He won a 1,500-meter golden medal astatine the 2025 Four Continents Championship and astatine the 2024 and 2023 World Single Distances Championships. But a metallic against the champion successful the satellite isn’t thing to sneeze at.

Stolz captured 2 golden medals earlier successful the Olympics.

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Jordan Stolz of the U.S. won a metallic medal successful the men's 1500 meters speedskating contention astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.  (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

He acceptable an Olympic grounds clip successful the 500-meter lawsuit and picked up a golden medal there. He besides acceptable an Olympic grounds successful the 1,000-meter race, picking up a golden determination arsenic well.

Stolz is the archetypal American since Eric Heiden successful 1980 to triumph 2 golden medals successful velocity skating. Stolz besides won the 1,000-meter contention earlier astatine the Games. It's the archetypal American golden successful the 500 since Joey Cheek did truthful successful 2006, besides successful Italy.

Jordan Stolz of the U.S. greets fans during a warm-up for the men's 1,500 meters speedskating contention astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.  (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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He entered the Games already arsenic possibly the champion velocity skater successful the world. Going into Milan, helium already had 17 planetary titles.

Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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