With each new Olympics comes new events. For the upcoming Winter Olympics, there's only one new sport for fans to learn. Ski mountaineering is the lone addition to the Olympic program for the 2026 ...

Competitors ascend steep slopes with ‘skins’ on their skis, strap gear to their backpacks, and race downhill in a test of ...

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

Physicians should screen older skiers for cardiac risk, counsel athletes on graded conditioning, and watch for tendinopathy ...

Ski mountaineering originated not as an organized sport but as a means of survival. For thousands of years, people have worn skis due to the practical need to traverse mountainous or hilly terrain ...

In its most majestic form, skimo races traverse rugged terrain. At the Milan Olympic Games, athletes will sprint on ...

Photo: Cavan Images/Christopher Kimmel/Alpine Edge Photography/Getty Images Skiing in the backcountry can look a number of different ways. Anything from skiing out a gate at a resort for a quick ...

A Ski mountaineering race consists of three elements: a race course with ascents on skis with skins for traction, on-foot sections where skiers place their skis on their backs and ascend on their ski ...

Ski mountaineering, also called Skimo, will make its Olympic debut at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games. Here's everything you ...