US teenager Jordan Stolz sets world 1000m speed skating record
Steven Bradbury’s unlikely moment of glory was the fluke heard around the world
March 2023
US teen Jordan Stolz is first man to win three individual golds at speed skating worlds
At the age of 18, Jordan Stolz already looks like one of the most dominant winter sports athletes on the planet
US teen Jordan Stolz makes more history with 1000m title at speed skating worlds
American teenager Jordan Stolz won the men’s 1000m at the world speed skating championships on Saturday, one day after taking first in the 500m
US speed skating prodigy Jordan Stolz becomes youngest ever world champion
US teenager Jordan Stolz won the men’s 500m on Friday to become the youngest gold medalist in the history of the world single distance championships
May 2022
‘Everyone forgets about you’: Erin Jackson on returning home after Olympics gold
After making history in Beijing, the speed skater faces life after the spotlight, with sponsorships, training and changing the sport on her mind
February 2022
Winter Olympics: highs, lows, heroes and villains of Beijing 2022
Jackson and Meyers Taylor have made history in Beijing for Black Americans
‘I’ve made a vow’: Elise Christie planning Winter Olympics return in 2026
USA’s Erin Jackson becomes first Black woman to win individual Winter Olympic gold
January 2022
Erin Jackson’s Olympic dream back on after friend Brittany Bowe gives up spot
World No 1 speed skater Erin Jackson to miss Olympics after slip at US trials
Cornelius Kersten, the speed skater who has ended Team GB’s long wait
‘I don’t want to be in that dark place again’: Elise Christie on depression, skating and her new life
February 2018
Sportblog
Champagne on ice: the mystery and myths behind Dutch skating success
Dutch fans take great pleasure in attempts to make sense of their dominance, particularly the frozen-canals theory
February 2014
This US speed skating suit was hailed as revolutionary. But is it a dud?
Their Under Armour skinsuits were supposed to be the fastest in the world. But USA’s speed skaters have been outclassed by the Dutch in Sochi, prompting officials to question whether the suits are to blame
February 2010
'Stupid' Sven Kramer takes wrong lane in Vancouver speed skating
Dutch speed skater Sven Kramer dished it out in Vancouver, asking a reporter if he was stupid, and now he has had to take it
