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Jordan Stolz

United States

SportSpeed Skating
FederationIDSSUSA12105200401
NOCUnited States
Born21 May 2004
GenderMen
ResidenceUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Personal Bests
EventRecordDateLocation 
Personal Bests
  Event RecordDateLocation 
    500m 34.08 17 Dec 2022 Calgary  
    1000m 1:06.47 22 Oct 2022 Salt Lake City, UT  
    1500m 1:42.26 12 Mar 2023 Salt Lake City, UT  
    5000m 6:24.41 10 Dec 2022 Calgary  
Main Achievements
 
Main Achievements
World Junior Championships
Event  
World Junior Championships
    500m 1      
    1000m 1      
    1500m 1      
    5000m     1  
    Mass Start 10 Laps     1  
    Team Sprint 1      
    Allround 1      
World Single Distances Championships
Event  
World Single Distances Championships
    500m 1      
    1000m 1      
    1500m 1      
General Interest
General Interest
HobbiesHunting, fishing. (nytimes.com, 10 Feb 2022)  
Memorable sporting achievementCompeting at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Instagram profile, 11 Apr 2022)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Reason for choosing this sport"I was watching the 2010 Olympic Winter Games [in Vancouver] and was amazed by the passes at high speeds and the lean in the turns."  
General Interest
General Interest
Most influential person in careerHis parents. (wptv.com, 20 Feb 2022)  
Hero / IdolUS speed skater and coach, Shani Davis. (si.com, 10 Feb 2022)  
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
Name of coachRyan Shimabukuro [national], USA; Bob Corby [personal]  
Training RegimeHe trains for about five hours a day.  
When and where did you begin this sport?He began skating on a frozen pond at age five. The following year he joined Badger Speedskating Club in Wisconsin, United States of America.  
General Interest
General Interest
Sporting philosophy / motto"I listen to my coach and then I can still do my own thing and figure out things for myself, something that the coach wouldn't understand." (nytimes.com, 10 Feb 2022)  
Social Media
Social Media
instagram.com/stolz_jordan_/  
General Interest
General Interest
MilestonesAt age 18 years and 174 days, he became the youngest male speed skater from any nation to have won an individual race at a World Cup event. He claimed victory in the 1500m in 2022 in Stavanger, Norway. (SportsDeskOnline, 23 Nov 2022; tmj4.com, 17 Nov 2022)  
Championships results
Year Competition Event Rank  
Championships results
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships 1500m1  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships 500m1  
    2022/2023 World Single Distances Championships 1000m1  
    2021/2022 World Sprint Championships Overall4  
    2022 Olympic Games 500m13  
    2022 Olympic Games 1000m14  
World Cups
Year Competition Event Rank  
World Cups
    2022/2023 Stavanger 1500m1  
    2022/2023 Calgary, AB 1000m1  
    2022/2023 Stavanger 1000m1  
    2022/2023 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 1500m1  
    2021/2022 Calgary, AB 1000m2  
    2022/2023 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 1000m2  
    2022/2023 Tomaszów Mazowiecki 500m2  
    2022/2023 Calgary, AB 1500m2  
    2022/2023 Calgary, AB 500m2  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1000m3  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 1500m3  
    2022/2023 Heerenveen Team Sprint3  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 500m5  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 1000m23  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification Mass Start27  
    2021/2022 World Cup Classification 500m34  
    2022/2023 World Cup Classification 5000/10000m45