Rapid runs & heavy snowfall - Skimo's Olympic debut

Ski mountaineering makes its hotly anticipated debut at the Winter Olympics in blizzard conditions in Bormio.

Gladiators on ice: Winter Olympics’ newest sport ‘skimo’ goes back to skiing heritage

It is the newest, some would contend toughest, Winter Olympic sport but its origins actually date back longer than any other.

New sport SkiMo provides first neutral athlete medal of Milano Cortina as Filippov wins sprint silver

Russian ski mountaineer Nikita Filippov became the first individual neutral athlete (AIN) of these Winter Games to win a medal on Thursday, when he secured silver in the first-ever "SkiMo" men’s sprint event at an Olympics.
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USA makes semifinals, Spain takes gold in skimo Olympic debut

Ski mountaineering athletes from around the world made their Olympic debut at the first event of its kind on the world stage Wednesday.

From nearly walking away to Olympic favorite: France's Emily Harrop and skimo's Winter Games debut

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Thanks to ski mountaineering, Emily Harrop has a rank in the French military of chief sergeant. Because of the newest Winter Games sport, she could soon have another title — Olympic champion.

When Just Skiing Downhill Isn’t Enough: Meet Skimo, the Newest Olympic Sport

Ski mountaineering tests strength and endurance as athletes race uphill on skis and on foot before going back down.
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SkiMo-Cardona Coll makes history for Spain with gold in men's sprint, Fatton wins women's title

Oriol Cardona Coll won Spain's first Winter Olympics gold medal for 54 years as he claimed victory in the men's sprint in the inaugural ski mountaineering event on Thursday.Minutes earlier, Switzerlan