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Ski mountaineering made its Olympic debut on Thursday. For fans and competitors alike, it was a day to remember.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan will feature ski mountaineering, with short sprint races in Bormio, Italy. Skimo made its Olympic debut. Time will tell if it sticks around for another Winter Games. Here's how to watch the U.S. ski mountaineering team when they compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan.

What is "Skimo"? All about the new event at the Winter Olympics that made its debut in Milan in 2026.

Swiss world champion Marianne Fatton easily won the first ever ski mountaineering Olympic gold medal amid heavy snowfall in the women's sprint on Thursday. Fatton completed the course in 2 minutes 59.

Ski mountaineering makes its Olympic debut with the men’s and women’s sprint events in Bormio, featuring three rounds and mixed relay competition.

Tied for second place in the World Cup rankings are France’s Thibault Anselmet, who is also an amateur wildlife photographer, and Spain’s Oriol Cardona Coll, whose photo on the official Olympics website makes him look pretty “coll,” indeed.

Here's a look at the discipline of ski mountaineering in the 2026 Winter Olympics, how it works and who's competing.

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — They skied uphill through a diamond-shaped pattern and climbed a flight of on-slope stairs in their ski boots. Far from done, they endured more lung-searing climbing, with skis back on,

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.