Ski mountaineering, also known as 'skimo,' will make its debut at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy this year. Unlike more traditional skiing contests, where it is all about going downhill, the Games' newest sport combines going uphill and downhill.

Ski mountaineering makes its Olympics debut in Milan Cortina in 2026. Here's more on this new Olympic sport, its schedule and how to watch.

Ski mountaineering will become the first Winter Olympic sport to make a debut since 2002. Here's how to watch it.

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.

What Is Skimo? Everything to Know About the Newest 2026 Winter Olympic Sport

Skimo sounds like it could be the costumed mascot for the Milan Cortina Olympics, but it’s actually a new ski discipline making its debut as the first new sport in the Winter Games since

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — The newest sport on the Olympic program goes by the name “skimo,” which is short for ski mountaineering. It's basic principles are just as condensed: race up the slope and back down as fast as possible.

The 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortona d'Ampezzo in northern Italy feature eight new medal events and one new official sport: ski mountaineering, or “skimo.” It’s an endurance sport in which athletes ascend mountains on skis fitted with climbing skins,