# Jordan Stolz

Jordan Stolz (born May 21, 2004) is an American professional speed skater. At the 2023 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, Stolz won the 500m to become the youngest single distance world champion in history. He also became the first male skater to win three individual gold medals at a single World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, a feat he repeated in 2024.
At the 2024 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, he won the gold medal in his World Allround Speed Skating Championships debut, breaking the world record for the big combination, and became the youngest male World Allround champion in 46 years.
At the junior level, Stolz also won gold medals in the 500m, 1000m, and 1500m at the 2023 World Junior Speed Skating Championships, becoming the first person to win titles in three separate distances at the Senior and Junior World Championships in the same year.
He currently holds four junior world records (500m, 1000m, 1500m, Mini Combination) and two senior world records (1000m, Big Combination).

## Early life

Stolz was born on May 21, 2004, in West Bend, Wisconsin, the son of dental hygenist Jane and police officer Dirk Stolz, originally from Germany. Stolz was 5 years old when he saw the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver on television. Stolz was motivated to try skating after being excited from seeing the speed skaters travelling fast on the ice. His father Dirk bought skates for both Jordan and his elder daughter, Hannah. Dirk was very enthusiastic about his children skating and installed outdoor lighting at the family backyard pond so that both Jordan and his sister could skate at all hours.
Stolz credited Apolo Anton Ohno's and Shani Davis's successes at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver as inspiration to initially take up skating at the age of 5. Stolz acknowledged that had he not seen the television coverage of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Stolz would not have been in the sport of speed skating. Dirk said that the family would do short track until both Jordan and Hannah "got too fast".

## Career
### 2020–21 season

At the 2021 US Long Track Speed Skating Championships (March 5–7, 2021) at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah, Stolz won his first U.S. senior national title in the 500 meters at just 16 years of age when he skated a time of 34.99 seconds in the first 500m race on March 5. He went under 35.00 seconds in the 500m for the first time and broke the national junior record of 35.17 he had set the previous week during time trials at the Oval. The record was broken two days later when Cooper McCleod skated a 34.90 in the second 500m. The next day in the first of two men's 1000 meter races he set a second national junior record by skating 1:08.57 to place third. Then on March 7, he skated a 35.07 to finish third in the second 500m behind Austin Kleba (34.89) and Cooper McCleod (34.90), and followed that up with a sixth-place finish in the second 1000m in a time of 1:09.40. With a Samalog score of 139.045 he finished third in the chase for the Men's US Sprint Championship behind Kleba (138.815) and Kimani Griffin (138.840).

### 2021–22 season: First Olympics

At 17 years of age he made his senior international debut at ISU World Cup Speed Skating #3 (December 3–5, 2021) in Kearns, Utah, at the Utah Olympic Oval. On December 3, 2021, he finished last of 41 competitors in the first 500m division B race. Two days later he won the second 500m division B race in 34.31 seconds, breaking his own junior world record. Later that same day he set a second junior world record, this time in the 1000 meters, when he skated a time of 1:07.03 to place third in the division B race. He was promoted to the 500m and 1000m division A for the next World Cup races.
The following week (December 10–12, 2021) at ISU World Cup Speed Skating #4 in Calgary, Canada, at the Calgary Olympic Oval he once again broke the 500m junior world record, as well as the American record, with a time of 34.11 in the first 500m Division A race on the first day of competition. His time was good enough for 7th place. The following day he finished third in Mass Start Semi Final 1, earning a spot in the finals, where he finished 15th out of 17 skaters. On the last day of competition Stolz won his first medal at the senior international level with a second place finish in the 1000m. His time of 1:06.96 broke the junior world record he had set the previous week at World Cup #3.
During the Olympic trials at Pettit National Ice Center, he broke track records in the 500m and 1000m en route to winning both races. Both track records had been held by Shani Davis since 2005. As a result, he was named to the United States' roster to compete in both distances at the 2022 Winter Olympics. He competed in the 500 meters, where he finished in thirteenth place, and the 1000 meters, where he finished in fourteenth place. At 17 years old, he was the third-youngest American male to compete in the Olympics in long track speed skating.

### 2022–23 season: World Single Distances three gold, World Junior four gold & overall World Junior champion

On November 11, 2022, during the World Cup #1 of the 2022–23 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Stolz became the youngest man to win an individual World Cup speed skating race. He won the 1500 meters with a time of 1 minute, 44.891 seconds, a track record at Sørmarka Arena. He also won a gold medal in the 1000 meters with a time of 1:08.73. On December 17, 2022, during the World Cup #4 of the 2022–23 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Stolz won medals in all three events he competed in. He won a gold medal in the 1,000 meters, and silver medals in the 500 meters and 1,500 meters. He set the junior world and American records in the 500 meters with a time of 34.08 seconds. He finished the season ranked among the top-three in the 1,000 and 1,500 meters, and in the top-five of the 500 meters.
At the 2023 World Junior Speed Skating Championships, Stolz won four gold medals (500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters, team sprint) and two bronze medals (5000 meters, mass start), and was named the overall World Junior Speed Skating champion.
At the 2023 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, Stolz won a gold medal in the 500 meters, 1000 meters and 1500 meters events, becoming the youngest world champion in history. In the 500 meters, he finished with a time of 34.10, while he finished the 1000 meters with a time of 1:07.11, both were the second-fastest time in history for a sea level rink. He became the first male speed skater to win three individual gold medals at a single World Championship. In addition, Stolz broke the record for youngest gold medalist.

### 2023–24 season: World Allround champion, second World Single Distances three gold & Four Continents gold

At the 2024 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships, he won a gold medal in the 1,000 meters with an American record time of 1:06.27, surpassing the previous record of 1:06.42 set by Shani Davis in 2009.
On January 26, 2024, during the World Cup #5 of the 2023–24 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Stolz set the world record in the 1,000 meters with a time of 1:05.37.
During the 2024 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Stolz won gold medals in the 500 meters, 1000 meters and 1500 meters events. In the 500 meters, he set a track record and an American record time of 33.69. In the 1000 meters, he set a track record with a time of 1:06.05.
In February 2024 Stolz decided not to participate in the 2024 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, but instead take part in the 2024 World Allround Speed Skating Championships that took place the following days. He called the allround title a more prestigious one and a bigger challenge. Stolz won a gold medal and broke the world record in big combination with 144.740 points. He became the youngest man to win the World Allround Speed Skating Championships since fellow American Eric Heiden's second of three consecutive titles in 1978. On the first day he finished first in the 500 meters with a Max Aicher Arena track record of 34.10 and in seventh place in the 5,000 meters with a time of 6:14.76. On the second day he finished first in the 1,500 meters with a track record of 1:41.77, and in sixth place in the 10,000 meters with a time of 13:04.76.

### 2024–25 season: World Cup series champion and winning streak, World Single Distances three medals & Four Continents four gold

At the 2025 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships, Stolz won four gold medals in 500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters and team pursuit, setting a track record of 1:08.04 in 1000 meters and 1:44.45 in 1500 meters.
During the World Cup #1 of the 2024–25 ISU Speed Skating World Cup, Stolz won four races, including setting two track records, 1000 meters in 1:07.18 and 1500 meters in 1:43.65. One week later, during the World Cup #2, he won four races again and set a track records of 34.27 in the first 500 meters race and 1:07.62 in the 1000 meters.
On January 26, 2025, during the World Cup #3, he set new track records of 1:05.90 in the 1000 meters and 1:41.22 in the 1500 meters. One week later, during the World Cup #4, he set a world record at sea level in the 1000 meters with a time of 1:06.16. On February 1, 2025, he set the record for the longest men's ISU Speed Skating World Cup win streak at 18 consecutive wins, surpassing the previous record held by Sven Kramer. The next day, his record win streak ended finishing 0.05 seconds behind Tatsuya Shinhama.
In early February 2025, Stolz was diagnosed with pneumonia and strep throat. During World Cup #5, he won three races and set track records in the 1000 meters with a time of 1:08.42, and the 1500 meters with a time of 1:45.08. One week later, during World Cup #6, he raced on the first day of the competition and placed second in the first 500 meters race, and fifth place in the 1500 meters. He already had won the 500, 1,000 and 1,500 World Cup trophies before the final weekend and decided to withdraw from his remaining races to rest for the 2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships.
During the strep throat and pneumonia in early February, stolz hasn't been able to replicate his usual form. On the first day of 2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, Stolz won a silver medal in the 500 meters with a time of 34.38. The next day, he won a bronze medal in the 1000 meters with a time of 1:08.26. On the final day, he won a silver medal in the 1500 meters.

## Personal life

Stolz eats pizza every day before training. His favorite restaurants are Jimmy John's, Texas Roadhouse and The Fox & Hounds in his hometown of Kewaskum. Stolz's hobbies outside of skating, include hunting, fishing and long camping trips to the remote Alaskan wilderness; the family travels to Alaska during the summer to fish halibut and salmon and hunt moose.

## Personal records

Personal records :
| Speed skating |||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 500-meter | 33.69 | February 16, 2024 | Calgary | National record |
| 1000 meter | 1:05.37 | January 26, 2024 | Salt Lake City | World record |
| 1500 meter | 1:40.87 | January 27, 2024 | Salt Lake City | National record |
| 3000 meter | 3:47.00 | September 3, 2022 | Salt Lake City | |
| 5000 meter | 6:14.76 | March 9, 2024 | Inzell | |
| 10000 meter | 13:04.76 | March 10, 2024 | Inzell | |
| Big combination | 144.740 pts | March 9–10, 2024 | Inzell | World record |
He is currently ranked second in the adelskalender with 144.027 points.

## World Cup overview
### Overall trophy

| Season | 500 meter | Points | Points | Points |
| 2022–2023 | — | — | 217 | 236 |
| 2023–2024 | — | — | 316 | 288 |
| 2024–2025 | | 568 | 300 | 340 |

### Key

* Category
* Senior level
* Junior level
| Season | Location | 500 meter | 500 meter |
| 2019–2020 | Bjugn | 32th |
| 2019–2020 | Enschede | 29th |
| 2019–2020 | Minsk | 15th |
| 2021–2022 | Calgary | 7th |
| 2022–2023 | Inzell | |
| 2022–2023 | Heerenveen | 4th |
| 2022–2023 | Calgary | 7th |
| 2022–2023 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | |
| 2023–2024 | Obihiro | 6th | |
| 2023–2024 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 4th | 6th |
| 2023–2024 | Salt Lake City | |
| 2023–2024 | Quebec | | |
| 2024–2025 | Nagano | | |
| 2024–2025 | Beijing | | |
| 2024–2025 | Calgary | |
| 2024–2025 | Milwaukee | | |
| 2024–2025 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | | 5th |
| 2024–2025 | Heerenveen | |
| Season | Location | 1000 meter |
| 2019–2020 | Bjugn | 30th |
| 2019–2020 | Enschede | 24th |
| 2019–2020 | Minsk | 20th |
| 2021–2022 | Calgary | |
| 2022–2023 | Inzell | |
| 2022–2023 | Stavanger | |
| 2022–2023 | Heerenveen | DQ |
| 2022–2023 | Calgary | 4th |
| 2022–2023 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | |
| 2023–2024 | Obihiro | |
| 2023–2024 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | |
| 2023–2024 | Salt Lake City | |
| 2023–2024 | Quebec | |
| 2024–2025 | Nagano | |
| 2024–2025 | Beijing | |
| 2024–2025 | Calgary | |
| 2024–2025 | Milwaukee | |
| 2024–2025 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | |
| Season | Location | 1500 meter |
| 2019–2020 | Bjugn | 35th |
| 2019–2020 | Enschede | 29th |
| 2022–2023 | Stavanger | |
| 2022–2023 | Heerenveen | 9th |
| 2022–2023 | Calgary | 11th |
| 2022–2023 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | |
| 2023–2024 | Obihiro | |
| 2023–2024 | Stavanger | |
| 2023–2024 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | |
| 2023–2024 | Salt Lake City | |
| 2023–2024 | Quebec | |
| 2024–2025 | Nagano | |
| 2024–2025 | Beijing | |
| 2024–2025 | Calgary | |
| 2024–2025 | Milwaukee | |
| 2024–2025 | Tomaszów Mazowiecki | |
| 2024–2025 | Heerenveen | 5th |
| Season | Location | 3000 meter |
| 2019–2020 | Enschede | 24th |
| 2022–2023 | Inzell | |
| Season | Location | 5000 meter |
| 2023–2024 | Obihiro | 14th |
| 2023–2024 | Salt Lake City | 15th |
| Season | Location | Mass Start |
| 2019–2020 | Bjugn | 11th |
| 2019–2020 | Enschede | 16th |
| 2019–2020 | Minsk | 4th |
| 2021–2022 | Calgary | 15th |
| 2022–2023 | Inzell | |
| Season | Location | Team Sprint |
| 2022–2023 | Inzell | |
| 2022–2023 | Heerenveen | |
| Season | Location | Team Pursuit |
| 2019–2020 | Minsk | 6th |
Source:

## Awards

* Oscar Mathisen Award：2023, 2024