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Ski mountaineering, or skimo, made its Olympic debut with uphill sprints, stairs and ski descents, featuring Americans Anna Gibson and Cameron Smith.

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.

The new Winter Olympic sport of ski mountaineering - or skimo for short - made its highly anticipated debut on Thursday in blizzard conditions in Bormio. Switzerland's Marianne Fatton added Olympic gold to her world title in the women's sprint event and France's Emily Harrop, who could have competed for Team GB, took silver.

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Nikita Filippov, the ski mountaineer racer listed as an individual neutral athlete, was feeling the support. From family and his friends, who showed up in the stands for Thursday's race with a big picture of his face on a poster.

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.

Two Americans competed in the Olympic debut of 'skimo,' which combines uphill skiing and downhill racing. Here's how they did. (AP Photo)

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

Here is everything you need to know about ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics, including the full TV and streaming schedule for events.