The sprint king is ready to add another jewel — or four — to his crown.

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, 21-year-old speed skating phenom Jordan Stolz could become the second-ever American athlete to collect three or more gold medals at a single Winter Games. He begins that quest Wednesday, Feb. 11, in what may be his strongest event: the men's 1000m.

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Since he burst onto the scene with two surprise wins at the 2022 Olympic Trials at age 17, Stolz has completely dominated the sprint world. In the 1000m alone, he owns two world titles, two World Cup titles, the overall world record, the sea-level world record, and the junior world record. With five wins in five 1000m races this season — three of which he skated in track-record time — Stolz now owns a 14-race unbeaten streak in the distance on the World Cup level. 

He is also a two-time world champion and the two-time reigning World Cup champion in the 500m and 1500m, which he'll race in Milan. He'll go for a fourth medal in the mass start, an event he added to his program just this season.

American teammates Conor McDermott-Mostowy and Cooper McLeod will make their Olympic debuts Wednesday. Entering the Olympics, McLeod is the world No. 7 in the distance, while McDermott-Mosotwy sits in 9th.

Also in the mix are Dutch skaters Jenning de Boo and Joep Wennemaars, as well as Poland's Damian Zurek.

Just four months Stolz's senior, de Boo emerged as Stolz's primary rival when he finished ahead of Stolz in two events at the 2025 World Championships: the 500m (gold) and the 1000m (silver). Wennemars, whose father won back-to-back world titles in the distance in 2003 and 2004, beat out de Boo for gold.

Though de Boo lost a bit of his edge toward the end of this season, finishing 4th in the final three World Cup races, he still stands as the world No. 3 in the distance. Wennemars sits behind him in 4th.

Zurek took advantage of de Boo's slip, skating to 1000m silver twice (behind Stolz) to cap the season. He also beat Stolz in the final two 500m races ahead of the Olympics. 

Each of the three races contested in Milan so far have been won in Olympic record time. The current 1000m mark of 1 minute, 7.18 seconds has remained untouched since the 2002 Salt Lake City Games. This season, Stolz skated four of his five 1000m wins in under 1:07 — a feat no man had accomplished at a venue other than the Olympic ovals in Salt Lake City and Calgary, with the benefit of altitude, before Stolz did so in February 2025.