Before he was an Olympic gold medalist and the global face of speedskating, Jordan Stolz was a quiet teenager skating on a frozen pond in rural Wisconsin. Now, he is taking the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan by storm, delivering a performance so dominant it has drawn comparisons to the legendary Eric Heiden Just three days ago, the 21-year-old phenom shattered a 24-year-old Olympic record in the 1,000-meter race, crossing the finish line in a blistering 1:06.28—winning by the largest margin the Games have seen since 1984. But, before he took the world’s biggest stage, Stolz came from the humble, rural rhythms of Kewaskum, Wisconsin. Long...
