Kewaskum, Wi – Kewaskum speed skater Jordan Stolz heads to New York this week to lock in interviews on the Today Show and Good Morning America. It’s media day as the 2026 Winter Olympics are coming up in Milan, Italy in February.
Over the weekend Stolz was burning up the ice in time trials for the USA World Cup. On Sunday, Stolz picked up a first-place finish in one of the longest races of the weekend, the mass start.
Stolz finished the 17 laps in 8:14.58 which is an average of 23.22 per lap. On his heels were Ethan Cepuran with a finish time of 8:14,71 followed by Zach Stoppelmoor who finished in 8:14,74.
Earlier Stoppelmoor finished first in the 500m with a personal best and season best 34,39. Stolz came in second at season best 34,44 followed by Cooper Mcleod with a time of 34,49.
Friday’s 500m had the threesome finishing in the top tier with Mcleod coming in first at 34,44, Stolz second at 34,74, and Stoppelmoor third at 34,76.
In the 1000m Stolz finished first at 1.07, a season best. Mcleod had a season best and personal best at 1.07,13, and Conor McDermott-Mostowy finished third with a season best of 1.08,09.
During the 1500m Stolz again clocked a first-place finish, 1.43,37. He was followed by Conor McDermott-Mostowy (1.44,69 PR SB) and Casey Dawson (1.44,84 SB).
The next competition will be the start of the World Cup season which kicks off November 14, 2025, at the Olympic Oval in Utah. Followed by the World Cup in Calgary on November 21, 2025.
Salt Lake City, UT – Kewaskum speedskater Jordan Stolz turned in some impressive times at the Olympic rink in Kearns, Utah as time trials for the USA World Cup team got underway this week. Stolz skated in the 500m and 1000m. The video below is cued to the start of the men’s 500m.
In the 500m, Stolz finished in second in 34,74, behind fellow American Cooper Mcleod who clocked a season best 34,44.
In the 1,000m Stolz, who holds the World Record at 1:05,37, matched up against the speedy Mcleod. The video below is cued to the start of the men’s 1000m.
Stolz, in the white armband, finished first with a season best 1:07,02, the fastest time from anywhere around the world so far this season.
Over the past few weeks Stolz has improved at time trials, on October 18 he finished the 1000m with a time of 1:07,92.
Mcleod finished the 1000m a blink behind Stolz in 1:07,13; a new personal best.
In the 5000m, Casey Dawson finished first with a time of 6:22,44.
For the women, Erin Jackson and Brittany Bowe are No. 1 and No. 2 in the 500m and 1000m time trials. In the 3000m, keep an eye on Greta Myers.
Saturday, racing begins at 9:30 a.m. with the second round of the men’s and women’s 500m, followed by the 1500m, the women’s 5000m, and the men’s 10,000m.
The official ISU World Cup season begins Nov. 14 in Utah.
Below is a previous article about time trials in Milwaukee, WI, last weekend.
Salt Lake City, UT – Time trials begin today for Kewaskum speedskater Jordan Stolz and those competing to be part of the USA World Cup team during the 2025 – 26 season. Races begin this morning at 9:30 a.m. with the women’s and men’s 500-meter events followed by women’s and men’s 1000m, women’s 3000m, and finally men’s 5000m. Stolz is expected to race in both the 500m and 1000m.
These time trials are similar to what Stolz participated in last Saturday at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee, however one of the big differences will be skating in higher elevation. The track in Salt Lake City is about 4,300 feet above sea level while the track in Milwaukee is about 1,200 feet above sea level.
Stolz’s coach Bob Corby said Stolz’s spot is secure on Team USA, but the meet serves as a key measuring stick. “He’s so fast he doesn’t have to worry about it too much,” Corby said. “That’s why we trained right up to a week before. His goal is to peak later in the season.”
Last week Stolz notched times of 34,99 in the 500m and 1:07,92 in the 1,000m.
The track in Salt Lake City has special memories for Stolz as it’s the location where he holds the ISU world record in the 1000m with a time of 1:05,37 set in 2024. It was a year ago when Stolz beat Russian skater Pavel Kullzhnikov’s 1000m record of 1:05,69.
The old leader board above in Utah. Below Stolz holds the broken sign from the former 1000m record holder.
Stolz said the time trial this weekend is an early benchmark in the road to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy.
Click HERE to watch the races on YouTube
Stolz will skate again Saturday in the 1500m. The time trials run through Sunday, October 26, 2025. Sunday features the men’s and women’s mass start beginning at 10 a.m.
Below is a story about last weeks’ time trials in Milwaukee, WI.
Milwaukee, Wi – There was a crowd on hand at the Pettit National Ice Center over the weekend as the No. 4 time trials were held on the cusp of the 2025-26 ISU speedskating season. Olympic hopeful Jordan Stolz of Kewaskum drew the attention of many in attendance. Stolz, dressed in a skinsuit with white arms and legs, he skated a time trial in the 500 meter and the 1,000 meter.
In the 500m Stolz finished with a time of 34,99. During the October 4 time trial, Stolz clocked in at 34,51. While it seems far off his track-record pace of 33,91 set in February 2025, the 20-year-old said this weekend time trials are an early benchmark in the road to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy.
“It’s hard to say how well I did because I was pretty tired,” Stolz said after finishing his races. “I’ve been training a lot the last three weeks, so it’s hard to judge how fast I’ll be when I’m rested. But I’m actually pretty happy with where I’m at right now.”
Stolz is widely recognized as one of ISU’s brightest stars after his record-breaking performances last season. While his times at the Pettit weren’t his fastest, Stolz and his longtime coach Bob Corby said that’s all part of the plan.
“The amount of training he’s done in the last two weeks is pretty phenomenal,” Corby said. “To skate… some of the things he did today were really good. In the 1,000-meter, his two-lap times were 25 seconds and 26 seconds — only a one-second drop from first to second lap. That’s really good, especially when you’re that tired.”
Corby said Stolz’s focus is on conditioning and endurance, not early-season speed. “The finish times were okay — 34.99 and 1:07 — but we’re not worried about that right now. Training is more important than fast times in October. It’s not important to go fast on October 24. It’s important to go fast in February,” he said referencing the 2026 Winter Olympics
For Stolz, that long-range mindset comes naturally. “My endurance is really good right now,” he said. “My second lap in the thousand today was really well. The opener was off, but once I start resting more and racing more, that opener is going to get faster, and the laps will stay the same.”
Stolz will next compete in Salt Lake City, where trials will determine the skaters selected for the first four World Cup events.
Corby said Stolz’s spot is secure, but the meet serves as a key measuring stick. “He’s so fast he doesn’t have to worry about it too much,” Corby said. “That’s why we trained right up to a week before. His goal is to peak later in the season.”
Unlike most skaters, Stolz often trains solo — a challenge he embraces. “I try and put as much effort in as I can whether or not someone’s in front of me,” he said. “I don’t want to start rushing and scrapping all over. I want to maintain good technique. Some teams have more training partners, but the last couple of years it’s been working pretty well just by myself.”
Corby said there aren’t many athletes capable of pushing Stolz, even internationally. “He doesn’t really have people close to him to race against anywhere in the world,” he said. “He’s that fast.”
Click HERE to see what the Dutch are saying about Stolz and his chances at the 2026 Olympics
As for Stolz, his focus remains on consistency, recovery, and continuing to build on his foundation from last season. “My openers aren’t faster yet, but my endurance and my last lap in the 1,500 and 1,000 are,” he said. “That shows the endurance training has paid off. Once the opener comes down, everything else will follow.”
In the 1000m time trials Stolz finished with a time of 1:07,92. It’s two seconds and change off his world record pace set in Salt Lake City in 2024 when he finished with a time of 1:05,37.
There will be one more time trial in Utah on October 24, 2025. Stolz will then take off for a media day in New York the week of October 26, 2025. He then returns to Utah to prepare for the start of the ISU World Cup on November 14 – 16. Click HERE for details.
Click HERE for an ISU long-track speedskating schedule. The Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy start February 6, 2026.
Stolz will skate in Milwaukee at the ISU Olympic Trials January 2 – 6, 2026. Click HERE for tickets. Stolz will be skating in the men’s 500m, 1000m, and the 1500m. He will likely skate in two races on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
