Angel Daleman (NED) celebrates after winning Junior Women`s Mass Start Final race during the 2023 ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Inzell, Germany. @ISU
Angel Daleman (NED) became the youngest ever Allround World Junior Champion in Speed Skating. The 15-year-old Dutch girl won four individual gold medals, a silver and a bronze at the ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Inzell (GER). Jordan Stolz (USA), who already made a name for himself with World Cup victories in the senior ranks earlier this season, won the Men’s Allround title, racking up a total of four individual golds and two bronzes.
Daleman dominates girls Allround tournament
Daleman started the ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships with a silver medal in the 500m, behind Serena Pergher (ITA), and went on to win the 1000m and the 1500m.
Angel Daleman (NED) performs in Junior Women`s 1000m race during the 2023 ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Inzell, Germany. @ISU
In the final 3000m she secured her Allround title by winning a bronze medal behind Momoka Horikawa (JPN) and last year’s World Allround Champion Jade Groenewoud (NED), who ended up third in this year’s Allround ranking. Greta Myers (USA) took silver in the overall ranking, as Horikawa did not compete in the Allround tournament.
Greta Myers (USA) , Angel Daleman (NED) and Jade Groenewoud (NED) pose on podium after Junior Women`s 3000m Championships medal ceremony during the 2023 ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Inzell, Germany. @ISU
Before Daleman, Kim You-Lim was the youngest Junior World Speed Skating Champion. The Korean was 16 years old when she took the title in Erfurt in 2006. While many World Junior Champions went on to build a prolific career in the senior ranks, Kim did not win any senior silverware after her success as a junior.
Stolz wins in World record
Stolz won the Men’s 500m, 1000m and 1500m, only to end up third in the concluding 5000m. With a total of 142.914 points, the 18-year-old from Wisconsin set a new World Junior record in the Allround junior combination.
Jordan Stolz (USA) competes during the 2023 ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Inzell, Germany. @ISU
Norway’s Sigurd Henriksen (NOR) was the only one to beat Stolz in an individual distance, winning the 5000m in 6:15.30.
Daleman adds Mass start title
On Sunday Daleman added the mass start title to her already impressive tally, beating last year’s Champions Chloé Hoogendoorn (NED) and Juna Jeong (KOR) in the bunch sprint.
Stolz had to settle for bronze in the mass start, crossing the line a little over seconds after Lukáš Steklý (CZE) had beaten Daniel Hall (CAN) in a sprint for gold and silver.
Lukas Stekly (CZE) celebrates after winning Junior Men`s Mass Start Final race during the 2023 ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Inzell, Germany. @ISU
Dutch dominate Team events
The Netherlands dominated the team events, winning three out of four. Pien Hersman, Pien Smit accompanied Daleman to win the Team Sprint, and in the Team Pursuit Groenewoud and Hoogendoorn teamed up with Daleman to secure another world title.
Team Pursuit Angel Daleman (NED), Chloé Hoogendoorn (NED) and Jade Groenewoud (NED) competing during the 2023 ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Inzell, Germany. @ISU
Jordan Stolz added the Team Sprint title to his collection of medals, together with Jonathan Tobon and Auggie Herman (USA), but in the Team Pursuit the same three Americans finished just outside the podium in fourth place. Tim Prins, Sijmen Egberts and Remco Stam seized the Men’s Team Pursuit title.
Age groups and eligibility
Participation in the ISU World Junior Championships is open to Junior A and Junior B Skaters, born between July 1, 2002 and June 30, 2006 as per ISU Rule 108, and to Junior C Skaters born between July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007.
For all information about the ISU World Junior Speed Skating Championships, please visit the webpage here.
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