(NEXSTAR) — Speed skating, which began as a form of transportation in the 1600s over frozen rivers and lakes, became an Olympic event for men in 1924 and women in 1960. The upcoming Olympics in Italy ...

(NEXSTAR) – The evolution of short track speed skating has led to deeper fields of contenders where any country can potentially win a race. Improvements in technology have resulted in faster lap times ...

MILAN (AP) — American speedskater Jordan Stolz heads into the 1,500-meter race at the Olympics in search of his third gold medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Stolz is again the favorite at the ...

MILAN (AP) — American speedskater Jordan Stolz ‘s bid for a third gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics came up short with a loss to China’s Ning Zhongyan in the 1,500 meters on Thursday. Ning won ...

MILAN (AP) — Jordan Stolz pictured this moment most of his life, ever since he was 5 years old, learning to skate on a frozen pond in his Wisconsin backyard after falling in love with speedskating ...