Stolz joinedShani Davis, who coached Stolz in the past, as the only American men to win two titles at one world single distance championships. The East Aurora native has encountered her share of uncertainty over the last two years. When American ice dancer Jean-Luc Baker suffered a concussion during preseason training in August, his season with partner Kaitlin Hawayek could easily have gone off the rails. With each of those groupings having very close scores and could go any of a number of ways. Hanna Faulhaber, Troy Podmilsak win titles as freestyle ski, snowboard worlds Jordan Stolz wins 1000m at speed skating worlds, sets table for unprecedented Mikaela Shiffrin clinches fifth World Cup overall title, wins record quest American Jordan Stolz becomes youngest world champion in speed skating history. Hanna Faulhaber, Troy Podmilsak win titles as freestyle ski, snowboard worlds Jordan Stolz wins 1000m at speed skating worlds, sets table for unprecedented Mikaela Shiffrin clinches fifth World Cup overall title, wins record quest American Jordan Stolz becomes youngest world champion in speed skating history. BRONZE Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker - A concussion for Hawayek nearly derailed their Olympic season, the spot has been one that seemed to be squarely theirs to earn for the past few seasons. authenticate users, apply security measures, and prevent spam and abuse, and, display personalised ads and content based on interest profiles, measure the effectiveness of personalised ads and content, and, develop and improve our products and services. A concussion is a type of brain injury. Now they get to bring their art to the Olympics, where the passion is heightened. Concussion linked to short- and long-term risk for overall health. Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko - For the past few seasons, Carreira/Ponomarenko have been solidly the fourth team in the US, and some would argue that they were pushing toward that third spot that Hawayek/Baker have been holding. Hawayek was taken to the hospital where she received a couple of stitches in her head and a diagnosis of a concussion. Sometimes theyre one in the same, though Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker will have to look back from a spot well down the line to know if this is one of those. Hawayek describes ice dancing as a cross between figure skating, dancing and acting a performing art combined with an athletic sport. Baker and Hawayek have skated together for a decade. Her reaction after the free skate suggested that she was certain they had made the Olympic team. I think I have a good chance in it, Stolz said. Starting in 2019, Hawayek/Baker earned four straight bronze medals at the U.S. Nationals. Baker, a native of Edmonds, and Hawayek had just completed [], Former world junior champions Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker led a strong contingent of American ice dancers with a gold medal and Team USAs first medal of the Four Continents Championshipson Thursdayin Taipei City. The free dance is on Feb. 14, one day after the Super Bowl.