January 24, 2025 – Calgary, CA – The first of three races for Jordan Stolz is on tap tonight at the ISU World Cup in Calgary.

Stolz is the competing in the 1500m against Zhongyan Ning of China.
Stolz enters the race with a personal best of 1:40.87 and Ning holds a personal best of 1:41.38.

The Olympic Oval in Calgary dates to the 1988 Winter Olympics.
The Olympic Oval has a reputation for notching record times and for that the rink is nicknamed “the fastest ice in the world.”

The world record in the 1500m is 1:40.17 while the track record is 1:41.33.
There will be nine other pairs racing before Stolz including Kjeld Nuis who is a powerhouse from the Netherlands. Nuis has a personal best in the 1500m of 1:40.17.
Speed skaters on the ice today are from around the world including Italy, Japan, Norway, Germany, and Canada.
Watch for American Ethan Cepuran to kickoff the 1500m as he skates against Daniel Di Stefano of Italy. Cepuran will try to beat his personal best of 1:45.40.
The competition begins at 5 p.m. and Stolz is expected to skate around 6:30 p.m.
Stolz has taken first place 16 times in a row during this World Cup season.
On a side note: The Olympic flame burns outside the rink and is a popular photo opportunity. Inside the Oval is one of the torches used to light the flame prior to the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.

January 24, 2025 – Calgary – There’s a lot on the line this weekend for Kewaskum-area speed skater Jordan Stolz who puts his 16 consecutive first-place finishes to the test at the World Cup in Calgary.
Stolz will be skating against top-notch athletes from 30 countries.
He will be competing at the Olympic Oval, which was constructed for the Olympic Winter Games Calgary 1988.
According to US Speed Skating, “Team USA’s Jordan Stolz will look to continue his reign atop the 500m, 1000m and 1500m World Cup standings, while newly-crowned European sprint champion Jenning de Boo will hope to provide the American with a mid-season wake-up call in Calgary.”

This will be a unique tour as I’m without a bicycle, but will make do on a great adventure.
Fatigued with preparation I fell into my normal nervous traveler routine.
At security I asked the woman if I had to take off my pants. First I thought I kept that in my head, then I watched her face and determined quickly one of us said it out loud.
She was dry and polite. “No thank you,” she said kindly. “Just your shoes and belt.” Good grief.
Stay tuned as WashingtonCountyInsider.com brings you live coverage as Jordan Stolz chases gold in Calgary.