American speed skater Jordan Stolz must wait four more years to catch Eric Heiden, but that shouldn't diminish anything he's ...

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, a Wisconsin speed skating phenom has evoked Eric Heiden's name. Here's how Heiden conquered the ...

Eric Heiden won three straight world championships heading into the 1980 Olympics. In nine days in February 1980 at Lake Placid, N.Y., Heiden accomplished what no Olympian had ever done -- he won five ...

Stolz grew up in West Bend, Wis., 75 miles from Heiden’s hometown of Madison and practiced on the same oval in West Allis. He’s shooting for four golds in Milan.

The tiny village was named after its tranquil little lake. My dictionary defines placid as serene, gentle, calm. Writing last week’s column about the 1980 Olympics brought back memories that were ...

MILAN (AP) — Lest anyone think there's something wrong with comparing current U.S. Olympic speedskating star Jordan Stolz to five-gold-medals-in-1980 Olympic speedskating star Eric Heiden, well, let's ...

The U.S. speedskating star is on a roll at the Milan-Cortina Games.

For Stolz to live up to the label of the next Heiden, he'll need to seize his moment in the Olympic spotlight the same way ...

Eric Heiden is in Italy this month, getting an in-person view at the next superstar in U.S. speed skating, Jordan Stolz. But almost no matter what Stolz accomplishes, there will never be another ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jordan Stolz appreciates that people liken what he will be trying to do at the Milan Cortina Winter Games to ...

U.S. Olympic hockey player Mike Ramsey checks the Soviet Union's Valeri Kharlamov, No. 17, during an upset victory for the ...