Jordan Stolz crushes Olympic 1000m record to begin four-gold pursuit after reskate

• US star forced to wait through rival Wennemars's reskate

• Stolz delivers 1:06.28 finish in his signature event

Jordan Stolz had to wait a little longer than expected on Wednesday night. But when confirmation finally came, the 21-year-old American could celebrate his first Olympic gold medal - and the opening chapter of what could become one of the defining campaigns of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

Skating in the second-to-last group, Stolz powered to an Olympic record time of 1min 6.28sec in the men's 1000 metres, using a devastating final lap to deliver in his signature event and launch his pursuit of a potential four-gold haul across these Games.