The 18-year-old American blew away his competition with ... comparisons to his fellow Wisconsinite Eric Heiden, one of speed skating’s greatest figures, who won five gold medals at the 1980 ...

But the teenager who grew up skating on a frozen pond behind his ... Heiden remains one of only two male skaters — the other being another American great, Shani Davis — to win both the world ...

And what Stolz does earn comes from a non-American sponsor ... Stolz is one of the best athletes around in terms of strength, speed and toughness. Dan Jansen, an Olympic medalist and household ...

He could become the second American to earn three gold medals at a single Winter Olympics. The first? Heiden, who won all five men's speed skating events at the 1980 Lake Placid Games. It may be ...

American speed skater Jordan Stolz won four races at a single ISU Speed Skating World Cup for the fourth event in a row after claiming the gold medal in the 500 meters in Beijing on Sunday.

Italian Davide Ghiotto broke the world record in speed skating’s 10,000m after Casey Dawson shattered the American record in the event. Ghiotto, 31, clocked 12 minutes, 25.69 seconds at a World Cup in ...