Eric Heiden never asked for his moment of fame. It was more than the customary 15 minutes, too. More like nine days. The muscular speed skater never sought the glory, although he skated for the gold.

This past May 17, Eric Heiden stood behind a lectern, shuffled some papers and addressed the U.S. speed skating community at an awards banquet. "Well, were there any doubters last year that we ...

Call it the Jordan Stolz effect.It's been 20 years since a speed skating World Cup has been held at the Pettit National ...

Jordan Stolz won a record 16th speed skating World Cup race in a row — a streak that dates back more than one year — by ...

Tatsuya Shinhama of Japan edged Jordan Stolz, ending the American's record streak at 18 consecutive World Cup wins.

Canada's women claim World Cup speed skating sprint gold, Stolz completes hat trick At the top of that list is Eric Heiden, who famously won five Olympic speed skating gold medals at the 1980 Games.

Jordan Stolz could go for three gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Eric Heiden is the only American to win that many at one Winter Games.