In the WC in individual distances three weeks ago, Stolz made a clean sweep, with superior golds in 500, 1000 and 1500 metres. The American thus repeated his triple gold from the WC the year before and he also took the world record in the 1000 meters earlier this year. In this week’s sprint and all-round WC, he still does not sprint, where they go 500 meters and 1000 meters twice each. Instead, he fully invests in all-round, even if that means both 5,000 and 10,000 meters, in addition to 500 and 1,500 meters. – I think it’s incredibly cool that he’s posing. He drops the sprint and knows for sure that if he had lined up there, he would have taken the victory. It’s cool that he wants to challenge himself a little more and is playing all-round. It will be an extremely good show, says Sander Eitrem. IMPRESSED: Sander Eitrem is full of admiration for Jordan Stolz. Photo: Christoffer Andersen / NTB Thinks Stolz will lead by 30 seconds Eitrem is the biggest Norwegian medal hope for the men, but in advance it is the “super duel” between Stolz and Dutch Patrick Roest that the “whole” skating community is talking about. The question most people are now asking is how big a lead Stolz will have before the final 10,000 meters – and how many seconds he needs to drop to his pursuers. This is how an overall championship works In an overall championship, the starting point is the distances divided into 500 metres. For men, the classic all-round combination is 500, 1500, 5000 and 10,000 metres. The time for 500 meters then counts as it is. In 1,500 meters the time is divided by three, in 5,000 meters the time is divided by ten and in 10,000 meters the time is divided by 20. Thus, one second in 500 meters will mean three seconds in 1,500 meters, ten seconds in 5,000 meters and 20 seconds in 10,000 meters. – I’m guessing he will probably rent with around 30 seconds at Roest. I think that’s actually enough to win. One has to go extremely well at 10,000 to catch up, says Eitrem. For example, Stolz has a personal record for 500 metres, which is respectively just over two and three seconds better than Roest and Eitrem. Calculated to 10,000 seconds, it will amount to more than 40 and 60 seconds. FAVORITE: It is Patrick Roest who tops the nobility calendar, but the question is how long he will stay away from Stolz. Photo: NTB – I should be able to take two seconds in the 500 metres. So lose around ten seconds at 5000 metres. Then I have one time point (one second in 500 meters) left. Then I hope to take another second at 1500 metres. Then I have a lead of 26 seconds before 10,000 metres. If Roest goes around 12.50, it should be possible, says Stolz to NOS. Stolz has a personal record for 10,000 meters of 13.17.53 from Salt Lake City in January. It is also the only time he has gone the distance, which means that it will potentially be quite unfamiliar terrain for Stolz on Sunday afternoon. Stolz, Roest and Eitrem’s personal records Jordan Stolz: 500 meters: 33.69 1500 meters: 1.40.87 5000 meters: 6.20.76 10.000 meters: 13.17.53 Patrick Roest: 500 meters: 35.74 1500 meters: 1.42.56 5000 meters: 6.02.98 10.000 meters: 12.35.20 Sander Eitrem: 500 meters: 36.92 1500 meters: 1.43.23 5000 meters: 6.07.73 10.000 meters: 13.01.71 The coach amazed by the strength The sober 19-year-old focuses on himself first and above all to be the best possible. If we are to believe that Corby is coaching, there are no limits to what Stolz can do. – Is he the most unique talent on the planet? – Yes, he really is. He trains very hard. He is in very good shape and is incredibly strong. That’s why he walks so fast. You just can’t believe how strong his legs are, Corby told news in Calgary. Earlier in his career, Stolz has been compared to, among others, Eric Heiden, the American who, among other things, is remembered for winning all five distances at the Olympics in Lake Placid in 1980 as a 21-year-old. In a skating sport that is becoming increasingly specialised, Stolz is the one who is closest to being able to do the same among the male skaters. Thank you very much for your enormous speed and ability to maintain speed in the turns. – What does he do in the turns that no one else can? – It’s a little mystery. He is very good at leaning in, but others can do it too. He’s just that strong, Corby said. LIGHTNING TURNS: Stolz is known, among other things, for its fast turns. Photo: AP Would go both ways. A possible scenario is also that Stolz may have a head start which means that he can afford to be caught with a lap by a runner like Roest in the 10,000 metres, and then potentially in pairs. – It is perhaps one of the things I am most looking forward to at the weekend, seeing that duel at 10,000 metres. Then most likely Jordan Stolz against Patrick Roest. It will be incredibly fun, says Ragne Wiklund, who is chasing a medal for the women. – It is incredibly impressive what he has achieved and what he is working on and is doing. We may have a lot to learn, says Wiklund. Stolz had originally intended to go both sprint and all-round in the WC. According to the plan, Miho Takagi will do it for the women. She is on her way to victory in the sprint WC for women. In consultation with coach Bob Corby, in the end it was “only” all-round for Stolz. – I know it is one of the most prestigious competitions in speed skating, next to the Olympics. Winning it would be great, but Patrick is clearly a tough competitor, Stolz said. PS! Wiklund, Eitrem and the rest of the Norwegian team are chasing the first Norwegian all-round gold since Johann Olav Koss won the WC in 1994. Illness has ruined a lot for the Norwegian national team this winter, but the Norwegian team reports an illness-free run-up to the WC. The Brazil manager snorts at the Neymar comparison 00:48 The bicycle helmet is ridiculed 00:44 Absurd World Cup blunder: — What are you doing? 00:29 Scandalous scenes in the World Cup: – Oi! It is extremely dangerous! 00:47 Show more
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