January 23, 2026 – Town of Wayne, Wi – Speedskater Jordan Stolz has one more ISU World Cup competition on tap starting today in Inzell, Germany, before he heads to Milan, Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Stolz skates in two events on Friday, January 23, 2026 including the 500m and the 1500m.
Coach Bob Corby said Stolz has not even come close to hitting his potential.
How much growth potential is there? “A lot,” said Corby who told Stolz, “You don’t have one year of training in your legs. You have six years of training in your legs. So, it doesn’t go away overnight. It just keeps building. So, yeah, I think he has even more potential than he’s showing right now.”
The 500m is set for around 12 p.m. CST.
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Stolz skates in the 9th pairing vs. Wataru Morishige, 25, of Japan who has a personal best of 33.940.
Stolz, 21, holds the track record in Inzell with a skate of 34.10 however, his personal best this season is 33.69.
The 10th pairing features the favorite from the Netherlands, Jenning De Boo who has a 500m personal best of 33.63.
The 1500m mens race is the last event on the docket for Friday.
Stolz holds the track record in the 1500m at the Max Aicher Arena in Inzell with a time of 1:41,78. Since setting the track record March 10, 2024, Stolz has notched an even faster 1500m with a time of 1:40,480 in Salt Lake City in November 2025.
Stolz is slated to skate in the ninth pairing vs. Sander Eitrem of Norway. The 23-year-old Eitrem has a personal best of 1:43,230 set in December 2022.
Eitrem finished 5th in the 1500m when he skated at the World Cup in Hamar, Norway and his was 7th when he skated in Heerenveen.
Training in aanloop voor de World Cup aanstaande weekend in Thialf.
By Neeke Anna Wassenbergh-Smit
Timsimaging.nl
On Saturday, Stolz competes in the 1000m and Sunday it’s the second running of the 500m and Mass Start.
After Inzell, Stolz will fly to Milan, Italy to prepare for the Winter Olympics which kicks off February 6, 2026 with opening ceremonies.
Stolz first Olympic skate is February 11, when he competes in the 1000m. February 14 is the mens 500m, February 19 is the 1500m, and February 21 is the Mass Start.
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