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Skinning, boot-packing and downhill skiing: welcome to skimo at the Winter Olympics

The Games’ newest sport combines the seemingly impossible task of ascending a mountain on skis with hiking and then a rapid descent No one could suggest that the Winter Olympics are lacking in challenge. Skiers zipping down the slopes and flying through the air. Skeletons hurtling around at more than 100km/h. Ice skaters, metal-bladed, spinning, leaping and twisting. Slopestyle athletes pulling off the most outrageous tricks while landing the biggest air. But everyone from recreational skiers to the most extreme sports enthusiasts knows there is always room for more. Enter the new kid on the ice block at Milano Cortina 2026: ski mountaineering. The new challenge? How about going up the mountain, hiking a bit, followed by a rapid descent on the tiniest skis possible. Before you ask, “why”? Cast your mind over the other disciplines on the schedule and remember that the answer is almost always, “why not”? Continue reading...

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Do you know what skimo is? Could Vonn and Shiffrin team up? Here's what's new at the Olympics :: WRALSportsFan.com

Kirsty Coventry, elected last March as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, touts the Milan Cortina Winter Games that officially open Friday as “the most gender-balanced in history.”

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The Australians competing in skimo, a new Olympic sport so steep athletes get 'delirious'

Two Australians will represent the country in the new sport at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026.

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Ski mountaineering’s debut at Milan Cortina puts the Olympic sports we know in reverse

‘Skimo’ puts athletes to a gruelling test: Instead of just speeding down the mountain, they must slog upward too

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Ski moutaineering debuts at 2026 Winter Olympics :: WRALSportsFan.com

One of the latest additions to the Winter Olympics is ski mountaineering, or skimo for short. Though it's new to the Olympics, the sport has been around for years.

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Top Trail Runners Cam Smith and Anna Gibson Set For Skimo's Olympic Debut

Trail runners Cam Smith and Anna Gibson secure spots for Team USA at the 2026 Olympic Games in skimo.

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Get to know skimo: Ski mountaineering is the newest Winter Olympic sport

Ski mountaineering is the lone addition to the Olympic program for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games. Here's everything to know about the sport.

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Crested Butte skier Cam Smith heads to the Olympics for debut of ski mountaineering

Cam Smith and partner Anna Gibson head to the Winter Games in Italy ranked as the top skimo relay team in the world

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New sports and athletes to watch at the Milano-Cortina Olympics | CBC Sports

We decided to round up a few of the changes being made to the Winter Olympics in the fashionable city of Milan and pretty mountains of Cortina d'Ampezzo. Here's some of what you can expect.

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Anna Gibson's journey from trail running to ski mountaineering leads to Olympic spot

Anna Gibson was an elite trail runner when her friend suggested they team up for the U.S. mixed relay team in the new Olympic sport of ski mountaineering.

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Quest for Gold – Milan-Cortina 2026 – Episode 16: Olympian Cameron Smith introduces the new winter sport ‘skimo’

On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-The U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team has been announced.-Olympic bids for moguls, snowboarding, and bobsledding are still up for grabs.-Snowboarder C…

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Crested Butte athlete to compete in Olympic Games’ newest sport

Cam Smith qualified for the Ski Mountaineering event after earning World Cup gold in December.