Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Xandra Velzeboer (C) of the Netherlands reacts after winning the women's 1,000-meter short track speed skating gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 16, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the women's 1,000-meter short track speed skating gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 16, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands poses after winning the women's 1,000-meter short track speed skating gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 16, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Xandra Velzeboer (C) of the Netherlands competes en route to winning the women's 1,000-meter short track speed skating gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 16, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands competes en route to winning the women's 1,000-meter short track speed skating gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 16, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Jens van 't Wout (3rd from L) of the Netherlands crosses the finish line in the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 12, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan. He won gold.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Jens van 't Wout of the Netherlands celebrates with the national flag after winning gold in the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 12, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Jens van 't Wout of the Netherlands celebrates with the national flag after winning gold in the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 12, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Jens van 't Wout of the Netherlands celebrates with the national flag after winning gold in the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 12, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Jens van 't Wout of the Netherlands celebrates with the national flag after winning gold in the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 12, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Jens van 't Wout of the Netherlands leads in the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 12, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Short track speed skating

Jens van 't Wout (top) of the Netherlands crosses the finish line in the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 12, 2026, at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan. He won gold.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Wataru Morishige of Japan competes in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Kazuya Yamada of Japan competes in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Wataru Morishige of Japan competes in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Kazuya Yamada of Japan competes in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Taiyo Nonomura of Japan competes in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Taiyo Nonomura of Japan competes in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Taiyo Nonomura of Japan competes in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

(From L) Silver medalist Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands, gold medalist Jordan Stolz of the United States and bronze medalist Ning Zhongyan of China pose for a photo on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Ning Zhongyan (R) of China competes en route to winning the bronze medal in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Ning Zhongyan of China competes en route to winning the bronze medal in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Jordan Stolz of the United States celebrates after winning the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event with an Olympic record at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Jordan Stolz of the United States celebrates after winning the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event with an Olympic record at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Jordan Stolz (R) of the United States acknowledges the crowd after winning the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event with an Olympic record at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Jordan Stolz of the United States celebrates after winning the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event with an Olympic record at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Jordan Stolz of the United States acknowledges the crowd after winning the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event with an Olympic record at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Jordan Stolz of the United States acknowledges the crowd after winning the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event with an Olympic record at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Jordan Stolz of the United States acknowledges the crowd after winning the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event with an Olympic record at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Jordan Stolz of the United States acknowledges the crowd after winning the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event with an Olympic record at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Jordan Stolz of the United States acknowledges the crowd after winning the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event with an Olympic record at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Jordan Stolz of the United States competes en route to winning the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Jordan Stolz of the United States competes en route to winning the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Jordan Stolz of the United States competes en route to winning the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 11, 2026.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi (R) takes a selfie after winning the women's 1,000-meter bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 9, 2026, with gold medalist Jutta Leerdam (C) and silver medalist Femke Kok, both of the Netherlands.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Speed skating

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi (R) takes a selfie after winning the women's 1,000-meter bronze at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 9, 2026, with gold medalist Jutta Leerdam (C) and silver medalist Femke Kok, both of the Netherlands.

(2) Yoshii, Kobayashi 1st-time winners at sprint c'ships

(2) Yoshii, Kobayashi 1st-time winners at sprint c'ships

CHINO, Japan - Masaaki Kobayashi skates in the men's 1,000-meter race at the national sprint championships at Chino sports park skate center in Nagano Prefecture on Dec. 29. He won the overall title at the meet for the first time after finishing fourth in the second leg of the 500 and third in the 1,000. He earned 144.180 points for victory.

Pyeongchang Olympics

Pyeongchang Olympics

Nao Kodaira of Japan looks at Jorien ter Mors of the Netherlands on the podium after finishing second behind ter Mors in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 14, 2018.

Speed skater Kodaira wins World Cup 1,000

Speed skater Kodaira wins World Cup 1,000

STAVANGER, Norway, Nov. 18 Kyodo - Japan's Nao Kodaira competes in the second round of the World Cup women's 1,000-meter speed skating race in Stavanger, Norway, on Nov. 17, 2017. Kodaira won gold.

Japan's Sakai competes in women's short track 1000m

Japan's Sakai competes in women's short track 1000m

SOCHI, Russia - Yui Sakai of Japan looks disappointed after her race in the women's 1,000-meter short track quarterfinals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014. She failed to reach the semifinal.

Japan's Sakai competes in women's short track 1000m

Japan's Sakai competes in women's short track 1000m

SOCHI, Russia - Yui Sakai of Japan finishes her race in the women's 1,000-meter short track quarterfinals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014. Sakai did not advance to the semifinals.

Japan's Sakai competes in women's short track 1000m

Japan's Sakai competes in women's short track 1000m

SOCHI, Russia - Yui Sakai of Japan (C) competes in the women's 1,000-meter short track quarterfinals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 21, 2014.

Japan's Sakai races in women's 1,000m short track heat

Japan's Sakai races in women's 1,000m short track heat

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese short track speed skater Yui Sakai competes in a heat in the women's 1,000-meter competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Sakai advanced to the quarterfinals.

Japan's Sakai races in women's 1,000m short track heat

Japan's Sakai races in women's 1,000m short track heat

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese short track speed skater Yui Sakai competes in a heat in the women's 1,000-meter competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Sakai advanced to the quarterfinals.

Japan's Sakai races in women's 1,000m short track heat

Japan's Sakai races in women's 1,000m short track heat

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese short track speed skater Yui Sakai starts her race in a heat in the women's 1,000-meter competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 18, 2014. Sakai advanced to the quarterfinals.

Russians take gold, silver in men's 1,000m short track

Russians take gold, silver in men's 1,000m short track

SOCHI, Russia - Victor An (R) and Vladimir Grigorev of Russia celebrate after winning the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating race at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2014.

Canada's Hamelin crashes in men's 1,000m short track

Canada's Hamelin crashes in men's 1,000m short track

SOCHI, Russia - Charles Hamelin of Canada (L) falls hard in the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating semifinals, taking down Eduardo Alvarez of the United States (2nd from L) with him during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2014.

Russia's An wins gold in men's 1,000m short track

Russia's An wins gold in men's 1,000m short track

SOCHI, Russia - Victor An of Russia (R) competes in the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2014. An won the gold medal with a time of 1 minute, 25.325 seconds.

Russia's An wins gold in men's 1,000m short track

Russia's An wins gold in men's 1,000m short track

SOCHI, Russia - Victor An of Russia (front) celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 1,000-meter short track speed skating final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 15, 2014.

China's Zhang takes gold in women's 1,000m speed skating

China's Zhang takes gold in women's 1,000m speed skating

SOCHI, Russia - Zhang Hong of China responds to the crowd after winning the gold in women's 1,000-meter speed skating at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 13, 2014. Zhang clocked 1 minute, 14.02 seconds.