US teenager Jordan Stolz sets world 1000m speed skating record

US star sets mark with 1min 5.37secs at the Utah Olympic OvalStolz, 19, becomes first US man to set world record since 2009

Reigning world champion Jordan Stolz set a world men’s 1000m speedskating record on Friday, the American teen clocking in at 1min 5.37secs at the Utah Olympic Oval.

The 19-year-old who dazzled with three titles at last year’s world championships set the mark at a World Cup race outside Salt Lake City, shattering the old mark of 1:05.69 set by Pavel Kulizhnikov of Russia in the same oval in February 2020.

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