"The American speedskating star added his second gold medal in two attempts at the Milan Cortina Olympics by sprinting to victory in the men's 500 meters on Saturday. Stolz joined Eric Heiden as the only skaters to win both the 500 and 1,000 meters at the same Olympics. Heiden did it at Lake Placid in 1980, a full 24 years before the 21-year-old Stolz was born. Racing in the penultimate pairing, the Wisconsin native's time of 33.77 seconds gave him his second Olympic record in four days."
"Alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen delivered the first gold medal by a South American athlete at the Winter Olympics by surging to victory in the giant slalom. The 25-year-old, whose father is Norwegian and mother is from Brazil, posted a two-run time of 2 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."
Jordan Stolz captured the men's 500 meters at Milan Cortina with a time of 33.77 seconds, setting an Olympic record and marking his second gold at these Games after winning the 1,000 meters. Stolz joined Eric Heiden as the only skaters to win both the 500 and 1,000 meters at the same Olympics. Jenning de Boo took silver and Laurent Dubreuil earned bronze in the 500. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the giant slalom, becoming the first South American to win Winter Olympic gold with a two-run time of 2:25, edging defending champion Marco Odermatt.
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