If you think downhill skiing is a challenge, wait until you see skimo, a brand-new ski event set to debut in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games. In this event, participants wearing specialized lightweight skis and carrying a backpack and other equipment run uphill.

The Games’ newest sport combines the seemingly impossible task of ascending a mountain on skis with hiking and then a rapid descent

A roster of Coloradans is among those hoping to compete in ski mountaineering, or skimo, when the sport makes its debut in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, Italy, in February. U.S. Ski Mountaineering Association Head of Sport Sarah Cookler said ...

For longtime ski racer Jessie Young, the debut of ski mountaineering at the upcoming Olympics marks the culmination of her two-year journey to earn a spot on Team USA — and the heartbreaking reality of elite sports.

The Vail Recreation District’s Vail Grail winter races continue Saturday, Feb. 20, with the new Meadow Mountain Skimo race, the second event in the series. The Meadow Mountain Skimo will begin at 8 a.m. with wave start times determined by race categories ...

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Ski Mountaineering, known as skimo, is a new sport at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. The ski discipline consists of sprint races in the men's and women's disciplines, as well as a longer-distance mixed-gender team relay. In sprint races, athletes race ...

Captivating routines and effortless moves can leave us wondering how judges separate figure skating routines. BBC Sport's Emma Middleton explains how the Olympic scoring works. Winter Olympics Explained: Figure Skating.