January 6, 2023 – Milwaukee, WI – Olympic speed skater Jordan Stolz is racing the 1,500-meter just past noon (12:29 p.m.) today, Friday, January 6, 2023.
Click HERE to watch a livestream of the competition
Stolz did not race the 500-meter this morning because he already broke his track record at the Pettit National Ice Center on Thursday with a time of 34:40. That is a huge 15-seconds faster than his previous track record.
Click HERE to watch Stolz set the track record starting at 1:24:52
Stolz skates Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Pettit. The schedule of race times from Friday through Sunday is below.
Stolz and fellow speed skaters Erin Jackson and Brittany Bowe will host a meet-and-greet with students and families at 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at the Pettit. School groups are welcome. There will also be an open ‘Skate with an Olympian’ on Saturday and Sunday. The Pettit National Ice Center will provide the skates. Details below.
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There will also be a 1-hour skate with Jordan Stolz where kids can get ice time and do laps with the local Olympic racer.
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- A seating area in the bleachers will be labeled for the children.Â
- Children will receive a waiver upon arrival from the ambassador for skating with the Olympians afterwards. Their signed waiver will serve as their rental ticket for skates downstairs.Â
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- After the competition ends, children should head down the West tower stairs and present their waiver to the staff member in skate rental in exchange for figure skates.
- Rental skates will be for children only, first come first serve, and based on time and availability.
- Skate with the Olympians will end at 1:45 p.m.
“We started as a family, all four of us, skating around on the pond,” said Dirk Stolz. “We all did it as a family for exercise and the kids were racing me.”
Stolz said it is a “good family sport.”
“Everybody can do it,” he said. “It doesn’t matter what age you are. A few more people should come out and give it a try like we did.”
