There's a new Olympic Sport in town, and it's kind of confusing. Here's everything you need to know to understand and enjoy Skimo properly.

The Games’ newest sport combines the seemingly impossible task of ascending a mountain on skis with hiking and then a rapid descent

Olympic viewers who think they've seen it all are about to meet "skimo." For the first time since skeleton returned in 2002, the Winter Games are adding a brand-new sport: ski mountaineering. The discipline—popularly shortened to skimo—will debut with three medal events: men's sprint,

Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.

Anna Gibson and Cameron Smith will be household names during the 2026 Games.

A Colorado State University graduate student and former national ski mountaineering competitor will be introducing a unique sport to much of the

Hamilton, from Sydney's north shore, will be making her Winter Olympics debut. Her background is in Nordic skiing and trail running, but last year she made skimo her focus and qualified for the Australian team at this year's Games.

China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong compete in the figure skating pair short program during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on February 6, 2026.