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Spain win first winter gold since 1972 as ski mountaineering debuts
Spain won a first Winter Olympics gold since 1972 when twice reigning world champion Oriol Cardona Coll triumphed in the men's ski mountaineering sprint as the sport made its Games debut on Thursday.

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Ski mountaineering makes Olympic debut on snowy day as Marianne Fatton of Switzerland wins 1st gold
Switzerland's Fatton wins first Olympic ski mountaineering gold medal

Olympics-SkiMo-France, Spain, Switzerland shine in sport's Games debut

By Marleen Kaesebier BORMIO, Italy, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Milano Cortina's only new Olympic sport, ski mountaineering, might have debuted in a snowstorm in Bormio, but the races went smoothly with lively crowds,

France, Spain, Switzerland shine as SkiMo enjoys its Olympic debut

Milano Cortina's only new Olympic sport might have debuted in a snowstorm in Bormio, but the races went smoothly with lively crowds.

Cardona Coll makes history for Spain with men's ski mountaineering sprint gold, Fatton claims 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.
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Cam Smith and Anna Gibson chase Olympic history in SkiMo mixed relay

The Winter Olympic debut of ski mountaineering meets a frosty conclusion as Americans Cam Smith and Anna Gibson take on a field of the best mixed relay racers in the world.

Ana Alonso Rodriguez’s hard climb to Olympic skimo bronze began off the snow, after being hit by car

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — The steepest hill ski mountaineering athlete Ana Alonso Rodriguez had to climb on her way to an Olympic bronze medal involved no course at all. No snow or competitors, either. Just trusting in herself,

This Terrible New Olympic Event Must Be Exiled From the Games Forever

Now, to be fair, the version of skimo we saw in the Olympics—skimo sprint—is a bastardized version of the sport. Skimo events can last for hours, involve traversing entire mountains, and test the limits of an athlete’s endurance—not just their skill at stripping and stowing their gear. Look at this clip from a skimo World Cup race:

Winter Olympics Medal Count Today (Feb. 19): Norway Hits 16 Gold as SkiMo Debut Adds New Champions

Updated Feb. 19 medal table: Norway extends its lead to 16 gold and 34 total as ski mountaineering debuts and Nordic combined adds another Norway gold. The post Winter Olympics Medal Count Today (Feb.