As long as you didn’t care about getting soaked, and perhaps flash-frozen, watching these athletes go up the hill on skis lined with a traction-generating skin, navigate a few random obstacles and then ski back down seemed like a really good time.
Ski mountaineering, or skimo, made its Olympic debut with uphill sprints, stairs and ski descents, featuring Americans Anna Gibson and Cameron Smith.
The sport of ski mountaineering made its long-awaited Olympics debut Thursday and crowned its first champion at the Milano Cortina Winter Games in Marianne Fatton of Switzerland.
Ski Mountaineering will make its long-awaited debut at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Bormio 19/02/2026. 36 athletes (18 men, 18 women) will compete in the three medal events — men’s sprint,
Ski mountaineering makes its Olympic debut with the men’s and women’s sprint events in Bormio, featuring three rounds and mixed relay competition.
The ‘breakdancing’ of the Winter Olympics with athletes ‘running like hamsters’: Welcome to ski mountaineering - IN DEPTH: The Milano-Cortina Games will be the first to feature ski mountaineering, an Alpine sport which combines fast-paced action with tricky,
Ski mountaineering, or ’skimo’, is the first new sport to be introduced to the Winter Games since skeleton in 2002
Our writers cover all the action and latest news as Team GB’s women aim to join the men’s team in the curling semi-finals
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