US speedskater Jordan Stolz closes in on 1,000 meters gold medal in an Olympic-record time

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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…

Sander Eitrem of Norway adds a speedskating 5,000 meters Olympic gold to his world record

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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…

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US speedskater Jordan Stolz closes in on 1,000 meters gold medal in an Olympic-record time

Sander Eitrem of Norway adds a speedskating 5,000 meters Olympic gold to his world record