Jordan Stolz, a 19-year-old American, broke his first world record as he continues to rewrite speed skating history.
Stolz clocked 1 minute, 5.37 seconds in the 1000m at a World Cup at the 2002 Utah Olympic Oval outside Salt Lake City.
He lowered the previous record of 1:05.69 set by Russian Pavel Kulizhnikov at the same venue in February 2020. Most world records in speed skating are set at the Utah venue due to its altitude and thin air.
“I didn’t expect that to happen,” Stolz told Dutch broadcaster NOS. “In that last lap, man, I was so strong and just praying the whole time.”
Stolz became the first American to break a world record in an individual speed skating event since Brittany Bowe did so in the women’s 1000m in March 2019, also in Utah.
American speed skater Jordan Stolz broke the men’s 1,000 metres world record on Friday at the ISU World Cup event in Salt Lake City.
The 19-year-old Stolz won his race in one minute 5.37 seconds to improve on the previous mark of 1:05.69 set by Russia’s Pavel Kulizhnikov at the same venue in 2020.
(reuters.com)
