China's Zhongyan Ning upset American Jordan Stolz with an Olympic-record 1:41.98 in the men's speed skating 1,500-meter final Thursday in Milan.

Jordan Stolz came into the 1,500 meters a heavy favorite to win a third gold medal at the 2026 Olympics. But China's Zhongyan Ning staged an upset.

China's Ning Zhongyan set an Olympic record on his way to gold in the men's speed skating over 1,500 metres on Thursday, denying United States' Jordan Stolz a hat-trick of individual gold medals at the Milan/Cortina Winter Games.

Zhongyan Ning is a 26-year-old speed skater who set a new Olympic record by winning the gold in the 1500-meter race. His win in the 1500-meter marks the first time that a Chinese speed skater won the event in the Olympics.

American speedskater and Wisconsin native 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.

An American speedster goes for another gold medal in Milan, as Jordan Stolz skates for the top of the podium in the Men’s 1,500-meter Speed Skating Final at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The U.S. team featured Casey Dawson, Ethan Cepuran and Emery Lehman. Conor McDermott-Mostowy competed for the team in earlier rounds.

Jordan Stolz fell shot in his quest for triple gold, but Team USA’s Alysa Liu looks for the first American women’s single gold in 24 years and the women’s hockey team looks to beat Canada in the final.

Jordan Stolz settled for silver in the 1,500-meter.

The Sporting News is tracking live updates and results from Jordan Stolz's attempt to win gold in the 1500-meter speed skating finals on Thursday.

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