"After setting Olympic records in the 500 and 1,000 -- and becoming the only man other than Heiden to complete that double at a Games -- Stolz had his sights set on becoming the first men's speedskater to win a trio of golds at one Games since Norway's Johann Olav Koss did it at the Lillehammer Olympics in 1994."
"Ning picked up his third medal at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium, a temporary facility that has been producing swift times, after bronzes in the 1,000 and team pursuit. He won China's third-ever gold medal in speedskating."
"Only two speedskaters have won at least four golds at one Games: Eric Heiden of the U.S. went home with five from the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics, and Lidiya Skoblikova, representing the Soviet Union, claimed four in 1964."
Ning Zhongyan captured gold in the Olympic 1,500 meters with a record time of 1:41.98, finishing 0.77 seconds ahead of Jordan Stolz, who took silver. Stolz had already won the 500 and 1,000 meters and will race the mass start next. Kjeld Nuis earned bronze, 0.07 seconds behind Stolz. Ning's victory delivered China's third-ever Olympic gold in speedskating and marked his third medal at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium, a temporary venue producing fast times. Stolz is a multi-time world champion and 1,000m world record holder who had sought a rare three-gold men's sweep.
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