MILAN, Italy — Jordan Stolz isn’t anywhere close to being done.
Stolz said Thursday, Feb. 19, that he can see himself skating through the 2034 Olympics in Utah. He would only be 28 then, eight years younger than Kjeld Nuis, the Dutch superstar that he shared the podium with in the 1,500 meters.
Stolz won the silver medal, finishing 0.77 seconds behind China’s Ning Zhongyan. Nuis took the bronze.
‘I think I can go that long,’ Stolz said. ‘It’s eight more years. I think I can make some improvements. I’m still strong now and I think I can hold it.’
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Imagine the medal haul he’ll have by then.
Stolz has been on the podium in all three of his races at the Milano Cortina Olympics, his second Winter Games. He set Olympic records on the way to winning gold in the 500 and 1,000 meters. Stolz has one race left, the mass start on Saturday, Feb. 21.
Stolz’s father, Dirk, told USA TODAY Sports last fall that they had already talked about competing through 2034 because it’s a home Olympics. They would be the first Winter Games hosted by the United States since Salt Lake City in 2002.
‘If you’re going to retire, do it in 2034, at a home Games,’ Dirk Stolz said.
Plus, Stolz has always done well on the Olympic Oval in Utah. It’s where he set the world record in the 1,000 meters in January 2024. He nearly bettered it at the World Cup there in November.
