TOKYO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- American world champion Jordan Stolz emerged as the biggest winner at the ISU Four Continents Speed Skating Championships, claiming four gold medals after adding two more in Sunday's men's team pursuit and 1,000m competitions in Hachinohe, Japan.
The 20-year-old had broken the 1,500m track record on Friday and secured victory in the 500m event the following day. On Sunday, he teamed up with Ethan Cepuran and Emery Lehman for a team pursuit win before stepping on the ice for the 1,000m race, where he set a new track record of 1:08.04, completing his sweep of three individual golds, mirroring his performance at the recent two world championships.
The men's 1,000m podium featured the same skaters from the 500m event, but Tatsuya Shinhama and Laurent Dubreuil swapped positions, with the Japanese skater clocking 1:08.38 to take silver, 0.66 seconds ahead of the Canadian Olympic silver medalist.
The women's 1,000m title was claimed by Olympic bronze medalist Brittany Bowe of the United States in 1:15.65. Nadezhda Morozova of Kazakhstan (1:17.16) and American skater Kimi Goetz (1:17.23) took silver and bronze, respectively.
China, represented by Yang Binyu, Ahenaer Adake, and Jin Wenjing, won gold in the women's team pursuit. The men's and women's mass start titles were claimed by Vitaliy Chshigolev of Kazakhstan and Ivanie Blondin of Canada, respectively.
Next on the ISU speed skating calendar is the first World Cup of the 2024-2025 season, which will take place in Nagano, Japan, from November 22 to 24. ■
