Olympic gold medalist discusses balance between celebrating one victory while vying for others

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Growing up in Wisconsin, it was relatively easy for Jordan Stolz to get into speedskating.

Waters are frozen early and often in the frozen tundra, which has made the Midwest somewhat of a hockey hotbed.

But watching Apollo Anton Ohno as a kid, the direction was natural for the 21-year-old.

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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, on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Ben Curtis/AP)

This past February, he accomplished the dream by taking home not one, but two Olympic gold medals.

Of course, winning one is a success, but with three other medal events, celebrating wasn't exactly the easiest.

"Yeah, it's pretty tough," Stolz told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "I mean, I wanted to celebrate, but actually I was really focused on the 500 (meters), because it's only one day off and then the 500 final."

Stolz's first gold came in the 1,000-meter race, but the pressure was on to win a second in the 500.

"I kind of felt like I really needed to win that 500. So I wasn't really messing around at all," he said. "So I wouldn't say it was hard to not celebrate, but competing throughout the entire time of the games, it got a little bit difficult, especially with the 1,500, and the minute I start, there's a lot of time in between. There's also things that can get messed up."

Jordan Stolz celebrates with his gold medal on the podium of the men’s 1,000-meter speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 11, 2026. (Luca Bruno/AP Photo)

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