Skating

A speedskating phenom from Wisconsin is a semifinalist for an award given to the nation’s most outstanding collegiate or Olympic athlete. Jordan Stolz is one of 25 athletes vying for the Amateur Athletic Union James E. Sullivan Award, which will be announced Sept. 19 in New York. This year, the 19-year-old Kewaskum native became the…

Kewaskum native Jordan Stolz made speed skating history in the Netherlands over the weekend, becoming the first male skater to take gold in three different events at the World Championships. But the records didn’t stop there. Stolz, 18, also became the youngest person to win the 500 meter since the World Championships began in 1985…

A total of 222 athletes will be representing the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and 19 of them have ties to the Badger State. From reigning gold medal teams in men’s curling and women’s ice hockey to breakout speedskating star Jordan Stolz, Wisconsin athletes will be aiming for the podium when…

Some Wisconsin businesses are taking steps to address an ongoing surge of new COVID-19 cases and the spread of the virus’ omicron variant. Over the past week, a number of restaurants and breweries in Milwaukee and Madison have closed for in-person dining and drinking. On Dec. 29, Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee announced it would close…

Although getting outside during the warmer months was an easier option after COVID-19 forced the closure of stores, restaurants and other businesses, winter’s arrival brings more challenges to the realities of social distancing and wearing masks. Those challenges include getting outside when the sun goes down early and the weather is cold. In taking a…

A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse professor has been added to the U.S. Speed Skating Hall of Fame. Carl Foster ice skates with Jos de Koning, professor from Vrije Universiteit Ansterdam, in the Netherlands in 2010. Foster and Koning worked together on a study of speed skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Courtesy of University of…

Some of the world’s best speedskaters were at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee this weekend for the inaugural Four Continents Speed Skating Championship. The event brought together top athletes from North America, South America, Asia and Australia for the first International Skating Union (ISU) tournament to be held in Milwaukee since 2005. It…

After the U.S. Olympic long-track speedskating trials wrapped up Sunday night in Milwaukee, a U.S. coach said he thinks the U.S. men’s and women’s teams can win medals at the Winter Games next month. The optimism comes despite U.S. long-track speedskaters being shut out at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. But U.S. speedskating high…

United States long-track speedskaters will continue to try to make the Olympic team at qualifying trials in Milwaukee through Sunday evening. The competition on the 400-meter oval at the Pettit National Ice Center comes amid concerns: the U.S. lack of international success in the sport and whether there’s still much public interest in speedskating in…

Fears about the danger of concussions have prompted rule changes for football played on fields from Lambeau to local high schools. As the long-term effects of this type of brain injury are studied and professional athletes make headlines for the impacts repeated concussions have had on their lives, the sport is enveloped by a burgeoning…