Jordan Stolz defended his sprint king crown on the second day of competition at the World Cup opener in Salt Lake City, racing to the top of the podium in the final two of his signature events and bringing his golden total to three for the weekend so far. 

American Erin Jackson earned the country's fourth medal of the competition, taking silver in her specialty, the women's 500m.

Saturday's medal trio followed a riveting first day of competition that saw a world record and two American records broken, but left the United States with just one prize — Stolz's first gold.

Stolz opened his day with a narrow win in the 500m, crossing the finish line in 33.88 seconds to beat Poland's Damian Zurek, whose second-place time fell just two one-hundredths of a second behind Stolz.

On last year's World Cup circuit, the 21-year-old skated to the top of the podium six times (and earned silver twice) in the distance en route to earning the overall title.

An hour later, in a late push down the stretch, Stolz clinched the top prize in the 1500m. Similar to his winning effort in the 1000m on the first day of competition, his final time of 1:40.48 was just three-tenths of a second off the world record, held by Dutch skater Kjeld Nuis — the skater with whom he was paired for the 1500m. His time also broke his own national record by four-tenths of a second.

Stolz will go for the weekend sweep Sunday, when he takes on the second men's 500m, as well as the mass start — a World Cup distance he hasn't raced since 2021.

The Dutch dominated the women's field, taking the top prize in both the 500m and 1500m races.

Femke Kok delivered the Netherlands to its fifth medal (and third gold) of the weekend, winning the 500m in 36.48 seconds — just one-tenth of a second off the world record. The 25-year-old skater outpaced American Erin Jackson, the three-time reigning overall World Cup champion in the distance, whose time of 36.87 landed her in second-place. 

In the 1500m, Joy Beune and Antoinette Rijpma-De Jong led the pack, posting personal bests for first- and second-place finishes, respectively.

Japan's Miho Takagi, the five-time reigning overall World Cup champion in the distance, finished in 5th place, one minute and 40 seconds behind Beune. The race served as the 31-year-old's 2025 World Cup debut, as she skipped the 1000m Friday, instead electing to race the 3000m B event to focus on improving her form 

American Brittany Bowe landed just behind Takagi, missing 5th place by one one-hundredth of a second.

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

The three-day World Cup opener concludes Sunday, Nov. 16, with the team pursuit and mass start competitions, as well as the second of two 500m events.

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