MILAN (AP) — Czech speedskater Metodej Jilek spoke with a straight face and not a hint of irony as he explained how he managed to win an Olympic gold medal in the men’s 10,000 meters at age 19 on Friday, adding to his silver in the 5,000 earlier at the Milan Cortina Games. “I sacrificed…
MILAN (AP) — US speedskater Jordan Stolz finished the men’s 1,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday with the fastest time, pending a re-skate for one entrant who was bumped during an earlier heat. If Stolz’s time stood up, he would earn the first gold of what he hopes will be a four-medal…
MILAN (AP) — Norwegian speedskater Sander Eitrem went from, to use his words, “probably one of the underdogs” to “the favorite” in the men’s 5,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics by breaking the world record just last month. That created pressure and nerves and, well, he didn’t handle it all that well at the…
