DES MOINES – West Des Moines native and Valley high school alum Zach Stoppelmoor qualified for the winter Olympics on Monday, winning the US speed skating trials in the 500M.
Stoppelmor qualified with the fastest time, 34.66 seconds.
The 26 year old is the first Iowans to represent team USA in the Olympics for speed skating. Tuesday night he was back in town to celebrate with friends and family…