Overview
- The Olympic skimo program opens with Sprint heats at 09:50 CET, semifinals at 12:55 and finals at 13:55 in Bormio/Stelvio, with a mixed relay scheduled for Saturday and coverage on national broadcasters including ZDF and Eurosport.
- The Sprint course features roughly 70 metres of climbing with a ski-carry section, rapid skin removal and a short descent, producing runs of about three minutes.
- Paller earned 2025 world bronze and lines up alongside Helena Euringer and Finn Hösch, with Paller and Hösch slated to team up for the mixed relay.
- Organizers cite rapid participation growth—Germany’s alpine club estimates about 600,000 ski tourers—while traditionalists criticize the omission of the longer Individual race in favor of TV‑friendly formats.
- Elsewhere at the Games, Lena Dürr sits second after the first slalom run behind Mikaela Shiffrin, German duos advanced to the cross‑country team sprint finals, and Norway’s curlers honored the late Thomas Ulsrud by wearing the team’s iconic patterned trousers.