Jordan Stolz's Olympics now a partial success after 1,500m silver

Jordan Stolz won two Olympic golds and finished second in the 1,500 metres, missing a sprint treble after Ning Zhongyan set an Olympic record; Stolz still plans to race the mass start.

Jordan Stolz entered the Milan Games aiming for a rare sprint treble after winning golds in the 500 and 1,000 metres. He had said his Games would be only a "partial success" if he left without a 1,500 title. In the 1,500 final, Stolz skated in the last pair with a clear target time to beat. He finished second behind Ning Zhongyan and now leaves the event with two golds and one silver. Key details: - Jordan Stolz finished second in the 1,500 metres to China's Ning Zhongyan, who set an Olympic record of 1:41.98. - Stolz's time was 1:42.75, 0.77 seconds slower than Zhongyan; Kjeld Nuis earned bronze, seven hundredths of a second behind Stolz. - Stolz has won two Olympic gold medals at these Games and now has two golds and one silver with the mass start still to contest. - Since December 2023 Stolz raced the 1,500 at World Cup events 17 times and won 14 of those races, including all five this season. - Stolz had set a pre-Games goal of four gold medals; that objective is now unattained. Summary: Stolz's bid for the sprint treble ended with the silver in the 1,500, though he added an Olympic-record-adjacent time to his results. He plans to compete next in the mass start on Saturday, leaving one race remaining on his program.