An unexpected opponent stole the show at the Milan Cortina Games.

Jordan Stolz will compete in the 1,500 meters Thursday, Feb. 19 with a chance to win his third gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

An unexpected opponent stole the show at the Milan Cortina Games.

China's Zhongyan Ning upset American Jordan Stolz with an Olympic-record 1:41.98 in the men's speed skating 1,500-meter final Thursday in Milan.

On an afternoon when the Olympic record kept falling, Jordan Stolz skated fast enough to win the gold at any other Winter Games. Just not this one

Jordan Stolz placed fourth in the men's speed skating mass start, and he will leave the Milano Cortina Olympics with three medals.