December 7, 2025 – Heerenveen, Netherlands — On a weekend already electric with speedskating magic, Jordan Stolz delivered yet another thunderbolt. The 21-year-old American blasted through the Thialf ice in the 1000 meter with a track-record time of 1:06.38, winning by a full 1.04 seconds and leaving fans — and even himself — stunned.
“Yeah… I was really surprised at that time,” Stolz admitted, still shaking his head afterward. “I looked up and thought it said 1:06.9, but it said 1:06.3. Yeah… I couldn’t believe it.”
The record marked Stolz’s second track record in as many days, cementing a weekend coach Bob Corby could only describe as “pretty phenomenal.”
Corby’s admiration was evident as he assessed the performance. “It was an insane race, one of the best thousands he’s ever done,” he said, still sounding a touch awestruck.
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For Stolz, the new level of ease he’s finding on the ice isn’t accidental. It feels familiar, but sharper, lighter, and even more powerful.
“It kind of feels like the beginning of last year, except I’m even stronger than I was at the beginning of last year. So yeah, it’s a good feeling,” he said.
When asked if this resurgence was something he needed after last year’s illness derailed the end of season, Stolz nodded.
“Yeah… I kind of expected it to come back, but I was also really motivated over the summer to make sure it would happen.”
Interestingly, Stolz said part of his freshness came not by design, but necessity.
“It was difficult to train with the jet lag coming from Calgary, so it kind of forced me to rest a bit,” he said. “I say rest, but I actually didn’t rest much more than… not even a week.”
Whatever the formula, it delivered a race Stolz said may truly be world-record caliber.
“Yesterday wasn’t world-record worthy. This one was,” he said highlighting how fast the laps were, especially given the conditions.
“I don’t think the ice was as fast as they could make it. So 1:06.3 here… I would love to have this exact race in Salt Lake and see what I can do.”
Below are the splits from the track record 1000m and it’s easy to see Stolz is fire and how his final kick is a dominating factor.
Flying from the first push, Stolz wasted no time attacking the race.
“I planned to go hard right from the beginning like I usually do,” he said.
Paired with Dutch sprinter Jenning de Boo — known for his explosive starts — Stolz admitted he expected to see more of him than he did.
“I figured he would be next to me… When I hit the backstretch I realized I was still getting closer on him and I thought it would be really good.”
Reporters noted he opened a massive gap by 600 meters. Stolz said he felt it, too.
“I could feel it. The feeling under my feet… I just felt so good on the ice. I could feel the ice really well and didn’t have any hesitations.”
Post race De Boo even admitted Stolz was in a world of his own. ((Note – because De Boo speaks in Dutch, his quotes below are from reporter Leo Aquina with ISU-skating.com
“What he did today is absurd,” De Boo commented. “I was aiming at 1:06 something myself today, but 1:06.3, I hadn’t seen that coming.”
De Boo himself clocked 1:07.60 to take fourth place.
The much anticipated battle quickly turned into a master class. Starting from the outside lane, Stolz sped past De Boo in the inner lane after the first backstretch, leaving the Dutchman standing.
With gold medals, records, and headlines accumulating at a dizzying pace, Stolz was asked whether he ever pauses to take it all in.
“Sometimes… but this year it’s more so just focusing on Milan. It’s kind of just another stepping stone.”
Even so, he acknowledged this performance stands out.
When coach Corby told him it was one of the best 1000m races he’d ever skated, Stolz confirmed without hesitation. “I agree with him… because I think it is one of the best thousands I’ve done.”
Foto; Jordan Stolz wint een baanrecord in 1.06.38
For now, Heerenveen knows one thing for certain: Jordan Stolz isn’t just winning — he’s rewriting the limits of what’s possible on ice.
Below is a preview of the Saturday afternoon competition.
December 6, 2025 – Heerenveen, Netherlands – A big race on tap for speedskater Jordan Stolz today, in more ways than one. Stolz, who currently holds the World Record in the 1000m with a time of 1:05,37, will skate around 2 p.m. CST in the eighth pairing against Dutch fan favorite and track-record holder Jenning De Boo.
It was February 2025 when De Boo set the track record at 1:07,08. On the season, and as skaters prime for the 2026 Winter Olympics, the 21-year-old from the Netherlands skated a personal best of 1:06,112.
Of all the race distances, the 1000m is a strongpoint for Stolz.
In the current points standings Stolz has the top spot in the 1000m, followed closely by De Boo.
Behind the scenes, Stolz is coming off an impressive win and new track record in the 1500m. During opening night in Heerenveen he broke the 5-year standing record held by Kjeld Nuis (NED).
According to an article on ISU-Skating.com by Leo Aquina:
Stolz explained his version of the race plan afterwards. “I was going out, just for even laps. It’s going to be a hard weekend. I was trying not to burn up everything today.
“I went out at a good pace that I thought I could hold. That was relaxing enough, to keep it strong for the end, and then Wennemars still a bit ahead, and I didn’t really like that, so I had to attack it more.”
Not the underdog, but the defending champion
Nuis applauded when he saw Stolz breaking his track record. “All credit to him, he stole it fair and square,” the Dutch veteran said.
Nuis himself started in the final pairing versus Ning. He went all-in to regain his track mark, but came .76s short of Stolz. Yet, he remained proud of himself.
“This is my best race in five years. If, five years ago, you’d have told me I could still do this now, I would not have believed you,” he said.
“And I take a silver medal, behind a phenomenon. This gives me a lot of confidence, because I’m much faster than the others, who were really close to me in the previous races this season.
“Of course there’s still one man faster, but he’s from another planet.”
