Men’s Olympic downhill: Skiers must be brave and a ‘little bit crazy’ to race the Stelvio

You can hear the sound of the skis slapping into frozen bumps, the air whooshing as the racers fly past; legs screaming, heart racing, all while navigating swooping turns and a 1,023-meter vertical ...
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What Is Skimo, the New Sport at the 2026 Winter Olympics?

Here's everything you need to know about ski mountaineering, aka skimo, and when you can watch the newest Olympic sport.

Olympic sports weekend preview: the Super Bowl of ski racing

The Hahnenkamm Alpine skiing World Cup airs live on NBCSN and Peacock.
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What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski racing faster and riskier – and it’s everywhere

“Most of our races are on machine-made snow,” 2026 U.S. Olympic team cross-country skier Rosie Brennan told us ahead of the Games. “TV production is great at making it look like we are in wintry, ...
The Aspen Times

Colorado skimo racers look to qualify for Winter Olympics, help drive more youth to sport

A roster of Coloradans is among those hoping to compete in ski mountaineering, or skimo, when the sport makes its debut in the 2026 Winter Olympics this February in Italy. U.S. Ski Mountaineering ...

Olympics-alpine skiing-racing with torn ACL 'doable', Mancuso says of Vonn downhill bid

By Julien Pretot CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Former Olympic champion Julia Mancuso said racing the Milano Cortina Olympic downhill days after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament is ...