Ski mountaineering, also known as 'skimo,' will make its debut at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy this year.

Swiss world champion Marianne Fatton easily won the first ever ski mountaineering Olympic gold medal amid heavy snowfall in the women's sprint on Thursday.

With three rounds, from heats to final, and 36 athletes competing in total, each ski mountaineer must complete the race in three parts: an uphill trek on skis with “skins” underneath that grip the sno...