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From nearly walking away to Olympic favorite: France's Emily Harrop and skimo's Winter Games debut
BORMIO, Italy (AP) — Thanks to ski mountaineering, Emily Harrop has a rank in the French military of chief sergeant. Because of the newest Winter Games sport, she could soon have another title — Olympic champion.
Ski mountaineering tests strength and endurance as athletes race uphill on skis and on foot before going back down.
Emily Harrop is one of France's best medal hopes as ski mountaineering makes its Winter Olympic debut - but she could have been competing for Team GB.
What Is Skimo? Everything to Know About the Newest 2026 Winter Olympic Sport
It’s around 102 years since the very first Winter Olympics were held in the French resort of Chamonix, but this year’s Games will be the first to feature the sport of skimo.
Ski mountaineering will become the first Winter Olympic sport to make a debut since 2002. Here's how to watch it.
The events will include a mixed-gender skimo relay—“contrived for the Olympic field,” Sarah Cookler, the head of sport for USA Skimo, the sport’s American governing body, told me. Each team will include one man and one woman,
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