Jordan Stoltz won the 500m, 1000m and 1500m at the World Speed Skating Championships for the second year in a row.
Stolz, a 19-year-old from Wisconsin, won the 1,500-meter triple on Sunday in Calgary.
He clocked a time of 1:41.44, edging Olympic gold medalist Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands by 1.22 seconds.
Last year, Stolz became the youngest skater to win a world title, won the shortest three events, and became the first man to win three individual gold medals at a single world championship.
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Stolz has had an even more impressive season overall in 2023-24, breaking his first world record in the 1,000 meters (1:05.37) last month and ranking second all-time in the 500 meters (33.69 seconds). It was the third fastest time in history. 1500 meters (1 minute 40.87 seconds).
He might not be done this winter.
Stolz will compete in one of the most prestigious events in all sports, the World All-Around Championships, to be held March 9-10.
“It's going to be even tougher competition than last week.” Stolz told Dutch broadcaster NOS..
The World Championships, in which men are ranked based on a combination of their performance in the 500m, 1500m, 5000m, and 10,000m, has been officially held since 1893.
Although the senior world all-around championships were not held in 2023, Stolz dominated the 500m, 1000m, and 1500m, and took third place in the 5000m to claim the junior title.
The last American to win the senior world all-around title was Shani Davis, who won it in 2005 and 2006. Current champion Nils van der Poel of Sweden retired in 2022, but three-time champion Patrick Roost of the Netherlands is still active.
Stolz could become the youngest winner since Eric Heiden's second of three consecutive titles in 1978.
Stolz is also considering competing in the World Sprint Championships, which will be held at the same venue in Inzell, Germany, two days before the all-round. In the sprint world, each skater races 500 meters twice and 1000 meters twice.
“It's going to be tough to do eight races (between the sprint and all-around),” Stolz said. “I think it's possible, but it's really hard to beat Patrick in all-around so you might have to give 100% to do that.”
Also on Sunday, Dutchman Joy Buehne won the 5,000m race, followed three hours later by Japan's Miho Takagi who won the 1,500m race to take bronze. Takagi also won the 1000m on Saturday.
Czech Martina Sablikova won her 26th career medal in the individual distance and bronze in the 5,000 meters, moving one place closer to Germany's Claudia Pechstein's record total. Savlikova, 36, won her first medal in 2007.