Spain won a first Winter Olympics gold since 1972 when twice reigning world champion Oriol Cardona Coll triumphed in the men's ski mountaineering sprint as the sport made its Games debut on Thursday.

Cortina saw Marianne Fatton triumph at the expense of the unfortunate Emily Harrop, with the transitions proving decisive to the outcome of the medals

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ABOVE VIDEO: 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.

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Fatton was near, or at, the front of the race in all of its stages, including a rigorous uphill climb and a treacherous downhill at the finish. Fatton beat France's Emily Harrop by over two seconds to claim gold in the sprint event.

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Oriol Cardona Coll won Spain's first Winter Olympics gold medal for 54 years as he claimed victory in the men's sprint in the inaugural ski mountaineering event on Thursday.