Those twin triumphs allowed Stolz, a 21-year-old from Wisconsin, to join Heiden as the only men to complete the 500-1,000 double in speedskating at one Olympics. Both times, the silver went to Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands, who clocked 33.88 in the shortest speedskating event. The last American to win Olympic gold in the men's 500 was Joey Cheek in 2006. Heiden greeted Stolz when he left the ice with the gold after the 500 and gave him a hug. At Beijing in 2022, just 17 years old, Stolz finished 13th in the 500 and 14th in the 1,000.