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Ski Mountaineering Set for Olympic Debut at MilanCortina With Sprint and Mixed Relay

Expert commentary will help explain the discipline to first-time Olympic viewers.

Overview

  • Olympic skimo competition features men's and women's sprints on February 19 and a mixed relay on February 21 in Bormio.
  • A 36-athlete field will contest the events in the first new Winter Olympic sport added since 2002.
  • The United States will be represented by Cam Smith and Anna Gibson, who earned the quota with a mixed-relay win at the ISMF World Cup Solitude 2025.
  • Olympic Broadcasting Services selected Nikki LaRochelle, a former U.S. skimo racer and CSU graduate student, to provide expert commentary from the venue.
  • Races hinge on rapid transitions as athletes climb on skins, bootpack on foot where required, then descend after stripping skins and switching gear.