November 22, 2025 – Calgary, CA -Speedskater Jordan Stolz, 21, is officially bound for the 2026 Winter Olympics after a thrilling gold-medal finish in the 1000m on Friday, Day 1 of the ISU World Cup in Calgary.
“Yeah, I am really happy,” Stolz said when first addressing the media. Questioned how the race unfolded, he said, “It was good. I was tired in the last lap, but I was still able to beat him.”
That “him” was silver medalist Jenning De Boo. Stolz finished in 1:06 flat while De Boo was right on his heels at 1:06,11.
“It’s just his last lap,” said De Boo. “He can just keep on going and my legs quit on me. So yeah, a bit of a shame. I thought I had him, but he was better than me today.”
Stolz said he felt sharper in Calgary than he did at the previous World Cup stop in Salt Lake City. “I feel a bit more snappy, but the opener wasn’t too much faster. I feel better. I just need probably another couple races to get in better shape.”
The matchup against Dutch rival De Boo delivered the tight duel fans expected. De Boo had the early advantage through the opening splits, which Stolz said he could sense.
“Yeah, I could feel it. I mean, I was getting all my power into the ice. I knew that in the last lap a lot could happen. The last 50 meters I was able to edge him out. So it was good. I was happy with it.”
Stolz admitted the second lap felt heavier than usual. “A little bit more tired in the second lap than usual, but I think it was just from racing last weekend and then sitting around and then racing again.”
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Conditions added another challenge. “It was very brittle,” Stolz said of the Calgary ice. “Like how it usually would be for here.”
Coach Bob Corby praised both athletes but made clear Stolz’s finish was no accident.
“Jordan is not waiting to pour it on at the end. He’s not doing that at all. You can’t do that in this sport. You have to go hard. He was only a few hundredths behind him at 200, so it’s not that big of a deal.”
An article in USA Today was first to confirm Stolz secured a spot in the 2026 Winter Olympics. With races on tap this weekend, Stolz still needs to finish in the top tier in the 500m and 1500m to secure Olympic spots there as well.
Stolz has two races on tap Saturday with the 500m at 12:58 p.m. and the 1500m at 2:17 p.m.
Sunday, he races the second 500m at 2:34 p.m. followed by the mass start at 3:38 p.m.
Below is an article following the ISU World Cup in January 2025.
January 26, 2025 – Calgary, CA – It is an amazing thing to watch as USA speed skater Jordan Stolz continues his run of gold-medal victories during the ISU World Cup series. On Saturday, Stolz notched his 18th straight win and set another track record in the 1000m at the Olympic Oval in Calgary with a time of 1:05,37.
In the post-race press conference Stolz said the 1000m was the toughest race of this World Cup. He said Jenning De Boo had one of the fastest first laps on record.
“I thought I’d be able to have enough on the second lap to stay with his time or beat it, which is what I was able to do,” said Stolz. “I’m pretty confident in my endurance.”
During a morning warmup Stolz hit a spot on the ice and lost his balance and ended up falling and skidding to a crash into the wall. He said he wasn’t hurt and managed to quickly bounce back. “I just managed to put my blade into a rut and there was nothing I could do about that,” he said. “I just went and checked my skates, sharpened them… it was fine.”
Stolz has one race remaining as he skates the 500m on Sunday afternoon. “The early start doesn’t give me a lot of time to recover,” he said. “It is what it is… but I’ll start warming up around 11 a.m.”
Click HERE for the 500m lineup
On a side note – and don’t tell my mom: With each gold medal victory Jordan also receives a box of chocolates from event sponsor Chocolate Lab CA. We were chatting after the presser about what he’d be doing with all that candy and he said, “Do you want it?” I said I appreciate his kindness and would give it to my 91-year-old mother.
His parents have just got to be so proud.
January 25, 2025 – Calgary CA – Another day, another track record for USA speed skater Jordan Stolz. On Saturday afternoon at the ‘fastest ice in the world’ Stolz set a new track record, breaking his own record from a year ago in Calgary.
Stolz raced against Olympic gold medalist Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands. Nuis won gold in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
From the start the race had the bar set extremely high as Jenning De Bo, also from the Netherland, had just grabbed first place with a time of 1:06:05 which tied a track record set by Stolz in February 2024.
As the starting gun fired, Stolz got off to an impressive start clocking 16.01 in the first 200m. His second lap was 24.02 and that was dicey since De Bo had notched a 16.0 opener followed by a blazing 23.9 in his second lap.
The skaters all acknowledge Stolz has a final kick and that’s what clinched it for him as he raced down the straightway with a 24.6, edging De Bo whose last lap was a 26 and pushing both skaters from the Netherlands off the top of the podium.
Nuis finished with a bronze medal and a time of 1:06.73 while Stolz set a new track record at 1:05.90.
Click HERE for final 1000m results and standings
Click HERE for the lap times in the 1000m men’s race at the ISU World Cup Calgary
Coming up Sunday will be the 500m race around 1 p.m. Stolz will skate in the 8th pairing; he will face Merijn Scheperkamp of the Netherlands. Stolz holds the track record in the 500m with a time of 33.69. That was set in February 2024.
January 25, 2025 – Calgary, CA – You know it’s a tough race when one athlete faints and the other throws up and that’s exactly what happened after USA speed skater Jordan Stolz set a new track record in the 1500m at the ISU World Cup in Calgary.
The top skaters from 30 countries are competing this weekend on the “fastest ice in the world.”
Peder Kongshaug of the Norway finished with a bronze medal. He said Stolz is setting the bar high for everyone.
January 25, 2025 – Calgary, CA – Speed skater Jordan Stolz picked up where he left off by securing another first-place finish and charting a new track record in the 1500 meter at the ISU World Cup in Calgary.
Stolz and Zhongyan Ning of China were the final pair to skate Friday night before a noisy crowd at the Olympic Oval.
Stolz enters the race with a personal best of 1:40.87 and Ning had a personal best of 1:41.38.
Stolz tore up the ice and finished with a new track record 1:41.22 breaking the old record of 1:41.33 from 2017 by Denis Yuskov. The race was so intense Ning reportedly fainted after and Stolz threw up.
Click HERE for a rundown of results from the 1500m
Click HERE for a complete list of lap times from the 1500m
Today, Stolz gears up to skate the 1000m after 3 p.m. Stolz will face tough competition in Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands. The 1000m track record and world recordat the Olympic Oval are both held by Stolz.
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.
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