Zach Stoppelmoor (born May 11, 1999) is an American

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marath ...

Career

In November 2024, Stoppelmoor competed at the

2025 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships The 2025 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships were held from 15 to 17 November 2024 at the YS Arena in Hachinohe, Japan. Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events References External linksResults {{DEFAULTS ...

and won gold medal in team sprint, along with Austin Kleba and

Cooper McLeod Cooper McLeod (born November 7, 2001) is an American speed skater. Career In November 2024, McLeod competed at the 2025 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won gold medal in team sprint, along with Austin Kleba and Zach Stoppelmoo ...

. During World Cup #3 on January 26, 2025, he set a

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in the team sprint with a time of 1:16.98, becoming the first men's sprint team to break 1:17. In March 2025, he competed at the

2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships The 2025 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships took place from 13 to 16 March 2025, at the Vikingskipet in Hamar, Norway. Schedule ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Refe ...

and won a bronze medal in the

team sprint The team sprint (also sometimes known as the Olympic sprint) is a track cycling event. Despite its name, it is not a conventional cycling sprint event – it is a three-rider team time trial held over three laps of a velodrome. The riders use a ...

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* 1999 births Living people American male speed skaters Sportspeople from West Des Moines, Iowa World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-speed-skating-bio-stub