Speed skating

US teen Jordan Stolz is first man to win three individual golds at speed skating worlds

At the age of 18, Jordan Stolz already looks like one of the most dominant winter sports athletes on the planet

Guardian sport

05, Mar, 2023 @2:52 PM

US teen Jordan Stolz makes more history with 1000m title at speed skating worlds

American teenager Jordan Stolz won the men’s 1000m at the world speed skating championships on Saturday, one day after taking first in the 500m

Guardian sport

04, Mar, 2023 @6:53 PM

US speed skating prodigy Jordan Stolz becomes youngest ever world champion

US teenager Jordan Stolz won the men’s 500m on Friday to become the youngest gold medalist in the history of the world single distance championships

Bryan Armen Graham

03, Mar, 2023 @10:23 PM

‘Everyone forgets about you’: Erin Jackson on returning home after Olympics gold

After making history in Beijing, the speed skater faces life after the spotlight, with sponsorships, training and changing the sport on her mind

Bryan Armen Graham

16, May, 2022 @6:00 AM

Winter Olympics: highs, lows, heroes and villains of Beijing 2022

Our writers pick their best moments, from Alexandra Trusova’s extraordinary rant to Erin Jackson’s groundbreaking gold

Sean Ingle, Bryan Armen Graham and Martin Belam

21, Feb, 2022 @12:05 PM

Jackson and Meyers Taylor have made history in Beijing for Black Americans

Medals in speed skating and monobob raise hopes that more young athletes of color will thrive in winter sports

Bryan Armen Graham in Beijing

18, Feb, 2022 @5:09 PM

Erin Jackson’s Olympic dream back on after friend Brittany Bowe gives up spot

Brittany Bowe has given up her Olympic spot in the 500 meters, allowing Erin Jackson – ranked No 1 in the world in the 500 – to make the US team after all

Guardian sport and agencies

09, Jan, 2022 @10:56 PM

World No 1 speed skater Erin Jackson to miss Olympics after slip at US trials

Erin Jackson slipped in the 500m and stunningly finished third, failing to make the Olympics in her signature event Friday at the US speed skating trials

Guardian sport and agencies

08, Jan, 2022 @12:31 AM

Cornelius Kersten, the speed skater who has ended Team GB’s long wait

The 27-year-old has a Dutch father but he will be the first Briton in 30 years to compete in long-track speed skating at the Winter Olympics

Paul MacInnes

04, Jan, 2022 @6:44 PM

‘I don’t want to be in that dark place again’: Elise Christie on depression, skating and her new life

The former speed-skater has endured heartbreak on and off the ice and, after attempting to take her own life last April, tells Donald McRae how she is now trying to summon the resilience that usually defines her

Donald McRae

01, Jan, 2022 @6:00 PM

Champagne on ice: the mystery and myths behind Dutch skating success

Dutch fans take great pleasure in attempts to make sense of their dominance, particularly the frozen-canals theory

Andy Bull

13, Feb, 2018 @9:59 PM

This US speed skating suit was hailed as revolutionary. But is it a dud?

Their Under Armour skinsuits were supposed to be the fastest in the world. But USA’s speed skaters have been outclassed by the Dutch in Sochi, prompting officials to question whether the suits are to blame

Staff and agencies

14, Feb, 2014 @4:36 PM