US speed skater Jordan Stolz takes silver in men's 1,500m
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Chinese speed skater Ning Zhongyan beat the odds, upending pre-race favourite Jordan Stolz of the United States to win the men’s Olympic 1,500 metres in an Olympic-record one minute 41.98 seconds on Thursday.
China's Ning still in disbelief after breaking free of near misses for 1,500m gold at Milano Cortina
After a string of near-misses, China's Ning Zhongyan finally struck gold on Thursday, stunning favourite Jordan Stolz and two-times defending champion Kjeld Nuis to win the men's 1,500 metres at the Winter Olympics - a result he conceded he was still struggling to believe.