Speed skating legend Bonnie Blair talks about Jordan Stoltz’s quest for more gold medals
Olympic gold medalist Bonnie Blair joins Milan Magic to talk about the power of the men’s speed skating team
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MILAN — Jordan Stoltz is “the greatest speed skater of all time.”
That’s what Canadian speed skater Laurent Dubreuil said this week at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Well, not so quickly, Mr. Dubreuil and others are making such declarations.
Stolz, a 21-year-old from Wisconsin, won two gold medals at the Olympics and is halfway to winning four gold medals at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
Next steps: Stolz will compete in the men’s 1,500 meters on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 10:30 a.m. ET.
Peacock will report on two Olympic records Stolz has set in other races, records he could potentially match in the 500 meters and 1,000 meters.
He has won each of his five World Cup appearances in the 2025-26 season and enters the 1,500m as the clear favorite to win. He won gold in the 1,500 meters at the World Single Distance Championships in 2023 and 2024, and silver in 2025.
Jordan Stoltz’s thoughts on 1,500 years
“I think if I get 1,500 points, I should be good. So I’m hoping for a gold medal,” Stolz said this week.
His last race will be a mass start on February 21, and Stolz could become the third person in history to win four gold medals at one Winter Olympics.
Legendary speed skater Eric Heiden became the only person to win five gold medals in one Winter Olympics at the 1980 Winter Olympics. But Stolz’s performance here has been underwhelming so far, and he could match Heiden’s feat before it’s over.
And maybe we can even prove Dubreuil right.
