Speedskater Jordan Stolz wins second gold with 500-meter race : NPR

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Ben Curtis/AP CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Jordan Stolz is 2 for two. There's an opportunity 4 for 4 may not be far behind.

The American speedskating star added his second gold medal in two makes an attempt on the Milan Cortina Olympics by sprinting to victory within the males's 500 meters on Saturday.

Stolz joined Eric Heiden as the one skaters to win each the five hundred and 1,000 meters on the similar Olympics. Heiden did it at Lake Placid in 1980, a full 24 years earlier than the 21-year-old Stolz was born.

Whereas Stolz has been cautious about evaluating himself to Heiden, who gained a file 5 races almost 5 many years in the past, he hardly appears intimidated by the problem. Racing within the penultimate pairing, the Wisconsin native's time of 33.77 seconds gave him his second Olympic file in 4 days. He did the identical whereas capturing the 1,000 meters on Wednesday.

Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands took silver, simply as he did within the 1,000. Canada's Laurent Dubreuil acquired the bronze in 34.26.

Subsequent up for Stolz is the 1,500 meters on Thursday, and the mass begin on Feb. 21.

Brazil skier provides South America its first Winter Olympics gold The celebration in Brazil this week is not restricted to the annual Carnivale in Rio de Janeiro.

Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen delivered the primary gold medal by a South American athlete on the Winter Olympics by surging to victory within the big slalom.

The 25-year-old, whose father is Norwegian and mom is from Brazil, posted a two-run time of two minutes, 25 seconds, beating defending champion Marco Odermatt of Switzerland by 0.58 seconds. Odermatt's teammate, Loic Meillard, earned bronze on the snowy and slippery Stelvia course.

"I used to be snowboarding with my coronary heart, and while you ski the best way you might be, something is feasible," Pinheiro Braathen mentioned. "The one factor that issues to me is that I stay who I'm. I'm a Brazilian skier who turned an Olympic champion."

Norway's Kirkeedie bounces again to win biathlon dash Maren Kirkeeide's first Olympic biathlon race ended with a dismal Forty ninth-place end early within the Video games.

Her second went far, much better.

The Norwegian earned gold within the ladies's 7.5-kilometer dash, clearing all 10 of her photographs earlier than crossing the end line in 20 minutes and 40.8 seconds, simply forward of Oceane Michelon of France 3.8 seconds again. Lou Jeanmonnot missed one however held on for the bronze, 23.7 seconds again.

"I wished to attempt my greatest, and I acquired some constructive suggestions from the coaches, after which I acquired some additional motivation, and it helped me all the best way to the end line," Kirkeeide mentioned.

Jeanmonnot now has a full set of medals in Italy. She took silver within the 15-kilometer particular person race and was a part of France's gold medal-winning blended relay.

Norway takes benefit of Sweden's stumble in cross-country relay A snapped ski binding by Sweden created a gap within the ladies's cross-country relay. Norway was very happy to zip by way of it.

The Norwegians pulled off a stunner to say gold in a self-discipline dominated by the Swedes. Sweden entered the race having gained seven out of 9 potential medals thus far up on the course in Tesero.

The Swedes had been main in the course of the second leg when Ebba Andersson broke her binding and fell. Pressured to ski with only one ski at one level, she misplaced priceless time.

Norway completed the 4 x 7.5-kilometer race in 1 hour, quarter-hour and 44.8 seconds, 50 seconds forward of Sweden. Finland earned the bronze, greater than a minute again.