Dutch speed skater Joep Wennemars, the reigning world champion in the men's 1,000-metre race, saw his Olympic debut ruined by a bad mishap during a crossover

MILAN (AP) — Jordan Stolz pictured this moment most of his life, ever since he was 5 and learning to skate on a frozen pond in his Wisconsin backyard after falling in love with speedskating while watching the 2010 Winter Olympics on TV — and hoping to one day step atop the podium himself.

Kewaskum 21-year-old Jordan Stolz, favored to win multiple speedskating gold medals in the 2026 Olympics, dominated for his first one Feb. 11.

King William, Máxima and the Crown Princess wear patriotic looks to cheer on Dutch competitors at the Winter Olympics 2026.

With fiance Jake Paul watching, speedskater Jutta Leerdam won a gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics

Jutta Leerdam, the fiancée of Jake Paul, won the women's 1000m speedskating gold medal by setting an Olympic record on Feb. 9 at the Winter Olympics.

Jutta Leerdam set a new Olympic record in the women's 1,000 meters to win the gold medal ahead of her Dutch teammate Femke Kok.

Jutta Leerdam got what she came to Milan for. On Monday afternoon, the Dutch speed skater wowed the crowd with an Olympic-record and gold-medal run of 1:12.31 in the women’s 1,000 meter speed skating final.

Day 3 of the 2026 Winter Olympics has been a busy one, with five gold medals handed out. The first gold went to Switzerland's Mathilde Gremaud in the women's freeski slopestyle as she defended her title.

Dutch female speedskater Jutta Leerdam is going viral after she crashed on the ice and had her cheeks exposed.

Most countries that have competed at the Winter Olympics have taken home medals in multiple sports over the years. There are also some that have emerged