You’ve heard of bobsleigh, or the more colloquially termed bobsled, and you’ve probably watched it during the airing of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, but do you actually know how the ...

When the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games come around every four years, there are many sports which compete to grab the attention of viewers around the world. However, there is one in particular ...

American fans ranked snowboarding and figure skating as the sports they're most likely watch during the Milan Cortina Winter Games.

One of the latest additions to the Winter Olympics is ski mountaineering, or skimo for short. Though it's new to the world stage, the sport has been around for years. But how does it work? "Skimo as a ...

BORMIO, Italy — The newest sport on the Olympic program goes by the name “skimo,” which is short for ski mountaineering. Its basic principles are just as condensed: Race up the slope and back down as ...

In December 2014, a few months after he enrolled at a small liberal arts college in the Rocky Mountains, Cam Smith decided to give the sport of ski mountaineering a try. He purchased some cheap gear, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ski mountaineering, also known as “skimo,” debuts as the only new sport at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics, ...