American Jordan Stolz wins 500-meter gold after shattering Olympic record

American Jordan Stolz, 21, won another gold medal, this time in the men’s 500-meter speed skating event, after breaking an Olympic record broken just moments before taking to the ice.

Stolz started the jets late and crossed the finish line in 33.77, just sixteen hundredths of a second off the world record and eleven hundredths faster than the silver medalist.

Amazingly, Stolz took the ice alongside Dutchman Jennings De Boo, who skated in 33.88 seconds. The two races were the first times the men’s 500 meters finished in less than 34 seconds in Olympic history.

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Jordan Stolz of Team USA celebrates after winning gold in the men’s 500m speed skating event on day eight of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Milan Speed ​​Skating Stadium on February 14, 2026, in Milan, Italy. (Elsa/Getty Images)

A few minutes before skating, Canadian Laurent Dubreuil broke the previous Olympic record with a time of 34.26 seconds, but had to settle for bronze.

On Saturday, the previous Olympic record was 34.32 seconds.

Stolz is the first American since Eric Heiden in 1980 to win two gold medals in speed skating. Stolz also won the 1,000 meters earlier in the Games. It’s the first American gold medal in the 500 since Joey Cheek did it in 2006, also in Italy.

Gold medalist Jordan Stolz of the United States celebrates after the men’s 500 meters speed skating event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Ben Curtis/AP Photo)

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This is the second Olympic record for Stolz – his time in the 1,000 meters was 1:06.28. Stolz entered the event with the 1,000 meter world record already in hand. He set the mark in 2024 in Salt Lake City with a time of 1:05.37.

In both events, Stolz shared the ice with De Boo, who also had to settle for silver in the 1,000 meters.

Stolz has already entered the Games as perhaps the best speed skater in the world. When he arrived in Milan, he already had 17 international titles.

Jordan Stolz of the United States competes in the men’s 500-meter speed skating event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Luca Bruno/AP Photo)

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Perhaps more is to come, as Stolz will also compete in the 1,500 meters, an event he has won four times at world tournaments, and in the team event later in the Games.

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