Day 2 Recap - Stolz, Jackson, Bowe, McDermott-Mostowy, McLeod Qualify for Olympics

At the 2026 Olympic Team Trials - Long Track, Jordan Stolz, Erin Jackson, Brittany Bowe, Conor McDermott-Mostowy and Cooper McLeod have qualified to represent Team USA at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in February. 

On home ice at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee, WI, Jordan Stolz place third in the 1000m race in a time of 1:07.968, solidifying his direct nomination to the 2026 Olympic Team. This is his second Olympic Games. 

Conor McDermott-Mostowy won the 1000m race, in the same pair as Jordan, with a time of 1:07.606, taking the second quota spot and the ticket to his debut Winter Olympic Games. McDermott-Mostowy is from Washington, D.C. 

"I feel tremendously relieved right now, to be qualified and to win the race was such a relief," McDermott-Mostowy said about his qualifying race. "I looked up and there was quite a bit of lag on the board before the green popped up and I was just ecstatic."

And taking second place ahead of Stolz a tenth of a second, was Cooper McLeod, securing that third Olympic quota spot and heading to his first Olympics as well. McLeod is from Kirkland, WA. 

For the women’s competition, Erin Jackson won the 1000m in a time of 1:14.625. With this nomination, she’ll be headed to her third Winter Olympic Games.

Brittany Bowe took a close second with a time of 1:15.016, securing a quota spot. Bowe looks to Milan as her fourth Olympic Games. 

Find the full results here. 

Racing continues tomorrow, with the 500m races beginning at 1pm CST, and the 1500m races directly following at 2:55pm CST. 

For any additional questions about the qualified athletes or nomination process, please reach out to Alysha Rummler, US Speedskating Long Track Press Officer.