Jordan Stolz’s bid for four speed-skating golds crumbles in 1500m as Ning Zhongyan shines
On an afternoon when the Olympic record kept falling, Jordan Stolz skated fast enough to win the gold at any other Winter Games. The 21-year-old American was foiled in his bid for a third gold medal in eight days on Thursday, winning silver in the 1500m in a time of 1:42.75 after lowering the Olympic marks in the 1000m last Wednesday and the 500m on Saturday and threatening to become only the second American to win more than two golds in any sport at a single Winter Games. China’s Ning Zhongyan was the surprise gold medalist, crossing in an Olympic-record time of 1:41.98sec – 0.77sec ahead of Stolz – after seizing the race with early aggression.
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Jutta Leerdam flaunts her medal-winning physique for her Olympic Village farewell
Jutta Leerdam flaunts her incredible medal-winning physique to say an emotional goodbye to the Olympic Village after winning both a silver and gold medal in speed skating.
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