KEWASKUM, Wis. (CBS 58) -- As Jordan Stolz moves toward Milan, he admits one misstep. CBS 58 Sports Director Lance Allan asked what has this last year been like as he ramps up for obviously one of the bigger moments of his life.
"Yeah, it's been pretty good," Jordan Stolz says. "I mean the summer went well. I had a small little crash on the bike that cost me maybe a week or two weeks. Whatever. But it didn't really affect me too much."
Since then, the Kewaskum speedskater is a gold medal favorite in four races.
"I think right now I'm on a perfect path to Milan," Stolz says in a matter-of-fact manner. "I had a little opportunity, 800 meters to go so I took it. I thought maybe I'd get caught but nobody could catch me. How would a gold medal change your life? Of course it would change your life financially, right? But just being you know accomplished, in a sport I've been doing since I was 5. You know it's always a dream that I've had to first of all go to the Olympics but maybe someday medal. Which now I have a great opportunity."
If he could take the 500, 1,000, the 1,500 and the mass start, he would enter the same conversation as the great Eric Heiden from Madison.
CBS 58's Lance Allan asked: "How now that it's closer do you look at making history and doing what you've always dreamed of?"
"I would love to make history and of course I don't wanna get too far ahead of myself thinking about, you know, that's its gonna happen right?" Stolz says. "Anything can still, you know come up in the next month. So I just wanna you know, keep realistic and stay focused on training and then keep my body in shape and just you know, see what I can do."
You have to do what you have to do so to speak before you can make history.
"Yeah exactly. I mean I just don't wanna think, you know, too far ahead," Stolz says. "I mean the only way to match Heiden would be is if I did the team pursuit along with all of my other distances which that's still up in the air. I probably haven't decided you know if I'll do it or not. I mean it's like a 10 percent chance I will. But if I do? Then of course I have a chance and maybe, you know, it becomes more realistic. But right now like, he won 5 gold medals. I have 4 distances. So maybe if I add one I can do it. But it's not, you know, I'm not gonna change anything that's gonna affect other races just to, you know, go for five."