American speed skater Jordan Stolz wins second gold of Milan Cortina Games after shattering Olympic record

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American Jordan Stolz, 21, took home another gold medal, this time in the men's 500-meter speed skating competition, after shattering an Olympic record that had been broken just moments before he took the ice.

Stolz turned on the jets late and passed the finish line in 33.77, just sixteen-hundredths of a second shy of the world record and eleven-hundredths faster than the silver medalist.

Stolz took the ice alongside Jenning De Boo of the Netherlands, who skated in 33.88 seconds. Both runs marked the first times the men's 500 meters had finished in under 34 seconds in Olympic history.

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Jordan Stolz of the United States celebrates after winning gold in the men's 500-meeter speed skating at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium Feb. 14, 2026, in Milan, Italy.  (Elsa/Getty Images)

Minutes before they skated, Canada's Laurent Dubreuil broke the previous Olympic record with a time of 34.26 seconds but had to settle for bronze.

Entering Saturday, the previous Olympic record was 34.32 seconds.

Stolz is the first American since Eric Heiden in 1980 to win two gold medals in speed skating. Stolz also won the 1,000-meter race earlier at the Games. It's the first American gold in the 500 since Joey Cheek did so in 2006, also in Italy.

Gold medalist Jordan Stolz of the U.S. celebrates after the men's 500-meter speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Ben Curtis/AP Photo)

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It's the second Olympic record