Ski mountaineering, or skimo, made its Olympic debut with uphill sprints, stairs and ski descents, featuring Americans Anna Gibson and Cameron Smith.
Alina Muller #25 of Team Switzerland scores the game winning goal past Ebba Svensson Traff #1 of Team Sweden in the overtime during the Women's Bronze Medal match between Switzerland and Sweden on day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy.
Marianne Fatton made history by winning gold in the first-ever Winter Olympic ski mountaineering sprint event. Can't view the above video? Click here. The newest sport on the Olympic program made its debut Thursday at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
What is "Skimo"? All about the new event at the Winter Olympics that made its debut in Milan in 2026.
The 2026 Milan-Cortino Winter Olympics is set to debut a new sport: ski mountaineering, also known as skimo. Over the course of two days at the Stelvio Ski Centre located in Bormio, Italy, 36 athletes will compete in three main events: men’s sprints, women’s sprints, and mixed relay.
Ski mountaineering makes its hotly anticipated debut at the Winter Olympics in blizzard conditions in Bormio.
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