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Ski Mountaineering Debuts at Milan-Cortina With Swiss and Spanish Gold as France Claims Silver and Bronze

Purists criticized the IOC’s choice of a short, TV‑friendly sprint format for the sport’s Olympic debut.

Overview

  • Marianne Fatton (Switzerland) won the women’s sprint, with Emily Harrop (France) taking silver and Ana Alonso Rodriguez (Spain) earning bronze.
  • Oriol Cardona Coll (Spain) captured the men’s title ahead of neutral athlete Nikita Filippov, while Thibault Anselmet (France) secured bronze.
  • The sprint races in Bormio’s Stelvio area lasted about three minutes with roughly 70 meters of climbing and decisive transitions in snowy conditions.
  • France’s overall tally rose to 19 medals, placing the delegation fourth on Friday morning’s medal table.
  • The mixed relay is scheduled for February 21, presented as France’s best remaining opportunity to target gold in the new discipline.