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Canadian speed skater Laurent Dubreuil, seeking a second consecutive Winter Games medal in the men’s 1,000 metres, was denied Wednesday by the world’s best and a first-time Olympian.
Dubreuil, who captured a silver medal four years ago in Beijing, placed eighth in one minute 8.21 seconds on Wednesday at Milano Speed Skating Stadium.
American Jordan Stolz won his first Olympic race in a Games record time of 1:06.28, beating Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands, who clocked 1:06.78 after not competing in Beijing. Zhongyan Ning of China took bronze Wednesday in 1:07.34.
Canadians David La Rue and Anders Johnson were 18th (1:09.310) and 22nd (1:09.54) among 27 finishers.
Stolz’s medal is the first of any colour in the event for the United States since Shani Davis, a mentor to the 21-year-old, won his second straight 1,000m gold at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
Stolz, a native of Kewaskum, Wis., who was 14th in the 1,000m final in Beijing, boasts the world mark of 1:05.37. He won all five races this season on the World Cup circuit.
In the 1,000, he owns two world titles, two World Cup titles and the junior world record.
Wednesday was the first of Stolz’s four scheduled events in Italy, with the 500 (Saturday, along with Dubreuil), 1,500 (Feb. 19) and mass start (Feb. 21) still to come.
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