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.”
