One of America’s fastest skaters looks to sneak onto the podium on Thursday, as Brittany Bowe faces some tough competition in the Women’s 1,500-meter Speed Skating event at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

By Pearl Josephine Nazare MILAN, Feb 19 (Reuters) - China's Ning Zhongyan delivered a sensational performance to win the men's 1,500 metres at the Winter Olympics on Thursday, capturing his and his nation's first speed skating gold at these Games.

China's Zhongyan Ning upset American Jordan Stolz with an Olympic-record 1:41.98 in the men's speed skating 1,500-meter final Thursday in Milan.

China's Ning Zhongyan set an Olympic record on his way to gold in the men's speed skating over 1,500 metres on Thursday, denying United States' Jordan Stolz a hat-trick of individual gold medals at the Milan/Cortina Winter Games.

The women's 1500m quarter-final was unfolding at full speed when the atmosphere inside the Milan arena suddenly changed. Kamila Sellier, the 25-year-old Polish short track skater,

Jordan Stolz came into the 1,500 meters a heavy favorite to win a third gold medal at the 2026 Olympics. But China's Zhongyan Ning staged an upset.

After the popularity of Heated Rivalry, everyone knows that hockey builds a mouth-watering bum, but the 2026 Olympics taught gay fans across the globe that speed skating created an even bigger peach, and instead of being covered up by hockey pants, their derrieres are on display in the skin-tight uniforms speed skaters wear during competition.

U.S. short-track speed skaters look to get back on the podium at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics after being shut out in Beijing in 2022.

Italy upstaged world record-holding Team USA to win gold in the 2026 Winter Olympics men's speed skating team pursuit Tuesday in Milan.

Polish speed skater Kamila Sellier suffered a dramatic injury at the 2026 Winter Olympics when she was slashed by a skate near her eye. The incident happened during the women’s 1500m event on Friday,