February 18, 2022 – Kewaskum, WI – Kewaskum Speedskater Jordan Stolz finished 14th in the 1000-meter speed skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Stolz finished with a time of 1:09.12.
The winner was Thomas Krol of the Netherlands who secured the Gold Medal with a time of 1:07.92.
The Silver Medal went to Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil who finished in 1:08.32 and Norway’s Haavard Holmefjord Lorentzen took home the Bronze Medal with a time of 1:08.48.
This was Stolz’s second race at the Winter Olympics. He also competed in the 500-meter.
The 17-year-old speed skater has been working the ice since he was five years old. To date, he has broken the 1,000-meter speed skating record at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee and won the 500m and 1000m events at the U.S. Trials.
Stolz did not secure a spot on the podium in his events but he told Team US Speedskating he is “happy to be competing.”
This young man will be back. What focus and commitment. What an experience at your young age. You go Jordan!! From Farmington we wish you the best in years to come.