Ning Zhongyan surprises with gold, Stolz settles for silver

Jordan Stolz claims silver in the 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Olympics, falling short to China's Ning Zhongyan, who sets an Olympic record at 1:41.98. Stolz finishes 0.77 seconds behind, adding to his golds from the 500 and 1,000 meters. The 21-year-old from Wisconsin prepares for his final event, the mass start, on Saturday. Ning celebrates his third medal of the Games, having previously secured bronzes in the 1,000 and team pursuit, marking China's third-ever gold in speedskating. Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands takes bronze, finishing just 0.07 seconds behind Stolz. Stolz, a two-time world champion and world record holder in the 1,000, aimed for a historic third gold but acknowledges a "partial success" after the 1,500. Expectations were high for the rising star, labeled by Canada's Laurent Dubreuil as potentially the greatest speedskater of all time.