Ski mountaineering will make its debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's how the event works.

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.

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

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,

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.

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

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.

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

On the day ski mountaineering made its Olympic debut, Switzerland's Marianne Fatton and Spain's Oriol Cardona Coll won gold.