FILE - United States' Joey Mantia skates during the men's 1500-meter World Cup speedskating race at the Utah Olympic Oval Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Kearns, Utah. Mantia is the gold-medal favorite in the 1,500 and his veteran presence guides the U.S. as a favorite in the team pursuit.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - United States' Erin Jackson skates during the women's 500-meter World Cup speedskating race at the Utah Olympic Oval Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Kearns, Utah. Jackson is the favorite to win the 500 meters. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - Jordan Stolz, of the United States, celebrates his second place finish following the men's 1000-meter competition at the ISU World Cup speedskating event in Calgary, Alberta, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. Stolz is the youngest U.S. Olympic speedskater, joining Eric Heiden and Emery Lehman, who also were 17 at their first games. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

FILE - United States' Brittany Bowe skates during the women's 1000-meter World Cup speedskating race at the Utah Olympic Oval, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, in Kearns, Utah. The most successful U.S. Winter Olympic sport has won just one medal since 2010. But the Americans have a chance to claim a handful in Beijing. Erin Jackson is the favorite to win the 500 meters and Brittany Bowe is a similar threat in the 1,000. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

FILE - Japan's Wataru Morishige skates during the men's 500-meter World Cup speedskating race at the Utah Olympic Oval Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Kearns, Utah. Japan has medal contenders on the men's and women's side, including sprinter Wataru Morishige. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)