U.S. Speedskater Jordan Stolz Sets a New Olympic Record in His First Milano Cortina Race

As Jordan Stolz reached the 600-m mark of the 1000-m Olympic speedskating competition on Wednesday night in Milan, he sensed he was losing time to a rival, Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands, skating in the other lane at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium oval. The Holland-heavy crowd—something like 90% of the fans may have been wearing Dutch orange—was now in a frenzy. Stolz, already a seven-time world champion at the age of 21, is the world-record holder in the 1,000. Could he really lose this...