November 23, 2025 – Calgary, CA – The second time was the charm as Jordan Stolz captured his third gold medal of the ISU World Cup in Calgary. Stolz was paired against Saturday’s gold medalist Jun-Ho Kim of China and he hammered demolished the time in the 500m from Saturday with a final skate of 33.79.
The time Jun-Ho Kim clocked Saturday in the 500m was 33.99.
Stolz had it dialed in and posted a 9.6 in the first 100m followed by a 24.1 finish.
Kim finished third, 33.99, and Damian Zurek finished second in 33.85.
In Saturday’s 500m Stolz finished with a bronze in the 500m and a time of 34.028, just behind silver medalist Jenning De Boo, 34.022.
Stolz will now race the mass start. Comments will follow post race.
November 23, 2025 – Calgary, CA – A solid performance on Day 2 of the ISU World Cup in Calgary as Jordan Stolz hit the podium twice following two races. Stolz struck gold in the 1500m with a 1:42.10 finishing .21 ahead of Germany’s Finn Sonnekalb.
One of the most anticipated elements of the 1500m was Stolz’s pairing with rising star Finn Koskinen (referred to simply as Finn) of Germany; it’s a matchup fans hope will become a long-running rivalry.
“I didn’t want to lose to him ’cuz he got my junior world record,” Stolz said. “So when we were going to the last corner, maybe I had it like that much more.”
Saturday marked the first time the two had ever raced head-to-head.
“He’s a good skater,” Stolz said. “We’ll see how he does in the Games,” he said referencing the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Stolz finished with a bronze in the 500m and a time of 34.028, just behind silver medalist Jenning De Boo, 34.022 and Jun-Ho Kim of China who secured the gold clocking in at 33.99.
It was one of the tightest fields in recent memory.
“It’s really like the top five, top six are all within three-tenths of a second,” he said. “We’re all pretty equal… obviously I was pretty close today. Hopefully when I’m feeling better, I can still have a nice gap.”
Stolz expects the picture to change later in the Olympic season.
“In the 500, everybody’s really close. I think once it gets to Milan it’s going to change around — at least some different people doing well.”
Another heavy racing weekend left him with little downtime.
“Yeah, I have another 500 tomorrow. Yeah, doing the mass, too. It’ll be good training,” he said.
Questioned whether the early-season World Cups are part of a planned training block, Stolz explained, recovery is the priority.
“There’s no way I’d be able to train between these ’cuz I’m so tired from the weekends,” he said. “But just the way we’re scheduling things works out well.”
Stolz remained encouraged by the base he built over the offseason.
“I can see where it’s going. My base and everything is stronger,” he said. “It’s not totally in the races yet, so I think there’s still improvement to be made.”
The 500m, in particular, is still developing.
“My start right now is good. I don’t really have a lap yet because I haven’t really done a lot of tempo-type training. So that’s where the races come in and kind of fix that.”
With two more medals in Calgary, Stolz again showed why he’s one of the most exciting names in speedskating — even on days when he’s “not feeling the vibe.”
The Olympic season is young, and the reigning world champion seems to be building toward something big.
Sunday’s final day of competition starts at 8:44 a.m. The men’s and women’s team pursuit is expected to be a huge fan favorite as the women face the home team Calgary and the men are expected to set the ice on fire with their record-setting performance.
Stolz skates the 500m at 2:34 p.m. He skates in the eighth pairing against Jun-Ho Kim of China who won the 500m on Saturday.
The mass start begins at 3:38 p.m. and Stolz, who has announced he plans to race the mass start at the 2026 Winter Olympics will see how he does in his second mass start competition of the season.
Below is a preview published about the 500m and 1500m races.
November 22, 2025 – Calgary, CA – Warmups are nearly finished as the mens 500m is set to begin around noon today, Saturday, November 22, 2025 and the track record was set last year by Jordan Stolz.
The 21-year-old from the Town of Wayne clocked a record time of 33.69 in February 2024.
This afternoon, Stolz will skate in the ninth pairing opposite Yevgenly Koshkin of Kazakhstan. The 22-year-old personal best in the 500m is 33.670 set Nov. 16, 2025 in Salt Lake City.
Stolz personal best on the season is 33.69, so this will be some tough competition, including the 10th pairing where Dutch rival Jenning De Boo has skated a 33.63 last week in Salt Lake City to win gold.
Stolz will also skate the 1500m later this afternoon. He is in the ninth pairing and up against Finn Sonnekalb of Germany. Sonnekalb, 18, is a fresh face on the Speedskating scene. He set a PR in the 1500m in Salt Lake City last week with a time of 1:41,330.
Stolz holds the track record in the 1500 with a time set in January 2025 at 1:41,22. Kjeld Nuis holds the world record at 1:40,17.
Stolz personal best on the season came in a gold-medal finish last week in Salt Lake at 1:40,480.
Below are stories from earlier this year regarding Stolz performance in the 500m and 1500m in Calgary.
On a side note: After a racer crosses the finish, the skater’s momentum carries them for another entire lap around the ice.
January 26, 2025 – Calgary, CA – It was a hat trick for USA speed skater Jordan Stolz this weekend as he picked up his third gold medal in the 500m at the ISU World Cup in Calgary.
Team USA will fly home and then start prepping to do it again as the ISU World Cup comes to Milwaukee, January 31 – February 2.
January 26, 2025 – Calgary, CA – The ISU World Cup in Calgary wraps up Sunday afternoon with a can’t-miss race as American Jordan Stolz puts his game face on for the 500 meter against some mighty stiff competition, especially from Dutch skater Jennings De Boo.
De Boo is just 5 months older than Stolz. So far this weekend, De Boo has come in second to the American, however his split times at the 200m mark and 600m mark have been faster than Stolz.
“The first 600 meter is my specialty,” said De Boo.
Questioned about the Stolz streak, De Boo said he’s on the American’s heels.
“I don’t want to say he’s unbeatable because I’m getting closer,” said De Boo. “He is the man to beat and he’s just good at every point of the race. It’s difficult to make a strategy where to beat him because he’s just good in every part of the race.”
Click HERE to compare lap times between Stolz and De Boo in the 1000m
As far as personal best; Stolz best 500m is 33,69 and he holds the track record in Calgary set February 16, 2024.
De Boo’s personal best 500m is 34,21. His season best is 34,29.
The world record at the Olympic Oval in Calgary is 33,61 set by Pavel Kulizhnikov in March 2019.
So far this weekend, Stolz has taken gold in both the 1500m and 1000m.