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02/19 11:06 CST China's Ning Zhongyan beats Jordan Stolz in speedskating's
1,500 meters at the Olympics
China's Ning Zhongyan beats Jordan Stolz in speedskating's 1,500 meters at the
Olympics
By HOWARD FENDRICH
AP National Writer
MILAN (AP) --- American speedskater Jordan Stolz 's bid for a third gold medal
at the Milan Cortina Olympics came up short with a loss to China's Ning
Zhongyan in the 1,500 meters on Thursday.
Ning won in an Olympic-record time of 1 minute, 41.98 seconds. Stolz, skating
in the day's last heat, finished 0.77 off the pace, and adds a silver to the
golds he claimed earlier at these Winter Games in the 500 and 1,000. The
21-year-old from Wisconsin will participate in his last race, the mass start,
on Saturday.
Only two speedskaters ever have won at least four golds at one Games: Eric
Heiden of the U.S. went home with five from the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, and
Lidiya Skoblikova, representing the Soviet Union, claimed four in 1964.
When Stolz finished, and his time flashed on the arena's video boards, Ning
began jumping up and down with other members of China's team. He then grabbed a
flag and wore it like a cape for a victory lap.
Ning picked up his third medal at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium, a temporary
facility that has been producing swift times, after bronzes in the 1,000 and
the team pursuit.
Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands, who won the 1,500 at the 2018 and 2022 Olympics
and holds the word record, got the bronze on Thursday, 0.07 behind Stolz.
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