On the final day of competition at the Calgary World Cup, the United States struck gold in the men's team pursuit, finishing the race 2.7 seconds faster than the second-place finisher for the second weekend in a row.

The trio of Casey Dawson, Emery Lehman, and Ethan Cepuran, which last season skated to the world title in the distance for the first time since 2011, took gold by the same margin at the season opener in Salt Lake City a week earlier, breaking their own world record in the process. 

Their winning time in Calgary was 3:35.34 — three seconds slower than the time they posted the week before.

Jordan Stolz also found his way to the top of the podium, reclaiming his 500m crown after finishing in third in the weekend's first edition of the race.

The 21-year-old phenom crossed the finish line in 33.79 seconds — one-tenth of a second off the track record, which he owns.

He added a second medal for the day in the mass start, his first podium finish in the event since the 2023 World Junior Championships.

A week after placing 15th out of 24 skaters at the season opener, Stolz climbed to third in Calgary. Before the season opener, Stolz hadn't raced the distance on the World Cup level since 2021.

To close the competition, the Dutch made a statement in the mixed relay, setting a new world record in the event's season debut.

The Netherlands skated across the finish line in 2:54.05.

A relatively new event to the World Cup program, the mixed relay made its first World Cup appearance last season and only was contested three times.

Canada, which finished 4th in Calgary but was disqualified after the race, won the first overall World Cup title. 

Americans Giorgia Birkeland, Mia Manganello, and Brittany Bowe skated to fourth in the women's team pursuit, breaking the national record they set the weekend before. The new mark stands at 2:53.58 —  just .04 seconds faster than their previous best.

Later, Manganello claimed a second medal in the mass start, a bronze. The 36-year-old skater won her first-ever individual World Cup gold in the event in Salt Lake City.

The Dutch women swept the first several spots in a race for a second time in Calgary, this time in the 500m. Femke Kok, who snapped a 12-year-old world record in Salt Lake City, remained undefeated in the distance. Jutta Leerdam and Marrit Fledderus rounded out the podium, while Anna Boersma and Angel Daleman landed in 4th and 5th, respectively.

Daleman, 18, notched a world junior record in the distance, crossing the finish line in 37.28 seconds.

American and Olympic champion Erin Jackson finished off the podium in 7th, though she still owns the second-place ranking in World Cup standings.

American skaters may earn an Olympic berth in two ways at World Cup competitions:

• Earn a medal at the 2025 ISU World Single Distances Championships AND place in the top five at any two of the first four World Cups in the same distance
• Finish in the top three at any two of the first four World Cups in the same distance

However, those pre-qualified skaters also must compete in the same distance at Olympic Trials January 2-6, 2026, in order to remain eligible for the Olympic roster. Team pursuit skaters also are required to qualify in an individual distance before they can be named to the Olympic team pursuit roster.

Additionally, the number of Olympic quota spots each country will receive will not be released until Dec. 19.

The third leg of the four-stop World Cup will take place Dec. 5-7 in Heerenveen, Netherlands.

Below are the full results of the third day of competition: