American Jordan Stolz became the youngest world speed skating champion as the 18-year-old won gold in the men's 500 metres event at the World Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands on Friday.
Stolz crossed the line in 34.10 seconds, winning by a margin of 0.36 seconds over defending champion Laurent Dubreuil of Canada, who finished 0.02 seconds ahead of Japan's Wataru Morishige, the Olympic bronze medallist.Dubreuil, who won gold in the men's team sprint on Thursday, described Stolz's performance as "otherworldly".
"He's unbelievable. It's like trying to beat Michael Jordan or something, I assume," Dubreuil said. "I feel privileged to go against a skater this good. He's doing things that we would have deemed impossible." Dutchwoman Femke Kok was the previous youngest gold medalist, taking the team sprint title aged 19 in 2020. The youngest world champion in an individual event was Czech Martina Sablikova, who was also 19 when she claimed her first gold.
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