American speedskater Jordan Stolz struck gold during the 2026 Olympics in Milan, Italy, continuing on his journey of being one of the most decorated athletes in his sport.
On Saturday, Feb. 21, Stolz competed in his final of four total events at the Winter Olympics, and even though he didn’t medal on Saturday, he’s still walking a way with an armful of gold and silver.
“They all expected me to chase, but I wasn’t going to do that,” Stolz, 21, said after his final race of the 2026 Olympics, according to CBS News. “If I had chased with five laps to go, I would have just blown myself up. I thought the other guys would be a bit more hungry to do it, but I guess they didn’t want to.”
Going into the mass start on Saturday, Stolz knew it would be a challenge. “The mass start is just kind of a tossup,” Stolz said before the race, according to EPSN. “It’s more like a bonus. It’s so hard to say what’s going to happen in that.”
So, how many medals did Stolz win at the Olympics, and how many does he have for his full career?
Jordan Stolz Olympic Medal Count
At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Stolz won a total of three medals. He won two gold medals in the 500m and 1000m events and a silver medal in the 1500m event. He competed in a total of four events and was in fourth place in the mass start, so close to getting a fourth medal.
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At the games, according to Olympics research, he also became the first American man since 1980 to win two gold medals in speed skating at a single Games.
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“I thought it was pretty successful: Two golds and a silver, that’s pretty good,” Stolz said at the end of his run, according to CBS News. “There’s some things that could have been better, but overall I’m pretty happy with it.”
