ABOUT THIS EPISODE
A look at and preview of the Speed Skating competition at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, with international speed skating broadcaster, and expert, Gavin Day.
It’s a stacked field of emerging superstars, and Gavin says Jordan Stolz from America could be one of the stories of the Games, along with his battle with the Netherlands' Jenning de Boo.
Also chats about the women’s fields, with Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida a name to be familiar with, and Dutch stars Femke Kok, Suzanne Schulting, Joy Beune and Jutta Leerdam, as well as Japan’s Yoshida Yukino, Takagi Miho, USA’s Erin Jackson and Brittany Bowe, Korea’s Lee Na-Hyun and Norway’s Ragne Wiklund among others to keep an eye on.
Further in the men’s field, names to watch include Damien Zurek from Poland, Ning Zhongyan from China, Kjeld Nuis and Stijn van de Bunt from Holland and Italian hope Daniele di Stefano.
Events will take place at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium, in the north west of Milan. It’s a temporary facility, converted from an exhibition centre.
Competition starts on Saturday February 7 with the Women's 3000m and finishes on Saturday February 21 with the Women's Mass Start Final.
