Team USA speedskating stars Brittany Bowe and Erin Jackson raced in the women’s 1,000 meters. Here's how it went. (AP Photo)

Still, the U.S. Speedskating team competing at the Milan Cortina Winter Games starting Saturday does see value in the odd-as-can-be plastic foot attached to a phone case and the schoolkid’s pink, heart-festooned backpack that Casey Dawson is schlepping around town as punishment for losing at fantasy football.

Looking for some bold, pump-the-tires optimism about the United States speed skating team’s chances of emerging from the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics with a truckload of medals? Don’t bother asking Ted Morris, executive director of US Speedskating.

Ryan Shimabukuro, who grew up on Oahu, has spent 28 years as a speedskating coach, with 24 of those coaching the U.S. Olympic team.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Now star speedskater Jordan Stolz can really turn all of his attention to being fully prepared to pursue four gold medals at the Milan Cortina Olympics. During the U.S. long track speedskating trials, Stolz didn’t actually need to ...