One of Team USA’s most-talked-about athletes makes his Olympics debut this afternoon.
Jordan Stolz already holds world records and has won gold at the World Allround Championships, World Single Distances Championships and the Four Continents Championships — basically, all he’s missing is an Olympic gold medal around his neck.
Stolz will compete in four events in Milan, starting with today’s 1000m race. He is the current world record holder for time in the 1000m.
OLYMPIC speed skating: what to know
- What: Men’s 1000m
- When: February 11, 12:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Milano Speed Skating Stadium (Milan, Italy)
- Channel: NBC
- Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)
After today’s race, Stolz will also participate in the 500m, the 1500m and the mass start race.
Men’s 1000m speed skating time
The men’s 1000m event is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. ET today, Feb. 11.
How to watch the men’s 1000m for free
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Olympics for free.
DIRECTV is our favorite service for watching TV live for free — it has a five-day free trial and there are a ton of options for plans that include NBC (and every other channel you’ll need for the Olympics), starting at $49.99/month.
You can also catch every minute of the Olympics with a subscription to Peacock, which starts at $10.99/month.
Men’s 1000m speed skating start list
- Francesco Betti (ITA)
- Anders Johnson (CAN – inner lane) and Daniel Milagros (ESP – outer lane)
- Wataru Morishige (JPN – inner) and David la Rue (CAN – outer)
- Kyung-Min Koo (KOR – inner) and Bjorn Magnussen (NOR – outer)
- Laurent Dubreuil (CAN – inner) and Daniele di Stefano (ITA – outer)
- Min-Seok Kim (HUN – inner) and Kazuya Yamada (JPN – outer)
- Moritz Klein (GER – inner) and Mathias Voste (BEL – outer)
- Hendrik Dombek (GER – inner) and Marek Kania (POL – outer)
- Gabriel Odor (AUT – inner) and Piotr Michalski (POL – outer)
- Taiyo Nonomura (JPN – inner) and Kjeld Nuis (NED – outer)
- Joep Wennemars (NED – inner) and Ziwen Lian (CHN – outer)
- Conor McDermott-Mostowy (USA – inner) and Zhongyan Ning (CHN – outer)
- Finn Sonenkalb (GER – inner) and Connor McLeod (USA – outer)
- Jordan Stolz (USA – inner) and Jenning de Boo (NED – outer)
- Marten Liiv (EST – inner) and Damian Zurek (POL – outer)
2026 WINTER OLYMPICS
What is the men’s 1000m speed skating world record?
The men’s 1000m speed skating world record is currently 1:05.37, held by Team USA’s Jordan Stolz. He broke the previous world record of 1:05.69 on Jan. 26, 2024.
The 1000m Olympic record is two seconds slower at 1:07.18, held by Dutch skater Gerard van Velde since the 2002 Olympics.
When do the Winter Olympics end?
The 2026 Winter Olympics end with the closing ceremony on Feb. 22 at 2:30 p.m. ET.
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