Ski mountaineering at 2026 Olympics

[Cheizz]

The IOC has added Ski Mountaineering events 2 men's events, 2 women's events, 1 mixed event) to the 2026 Milan & Cortina Winter Olympics.

Ski mountaineering added to the Milano Cortina 2026 sports programme - Olympic News

The IOC Session today unanimously approved the inclusion of ski mountaineering, governed by the International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF), as an additional sport for the programme of this specific edition of the Olympic Winter Games.

olympics.com

 

[Pequenita]

Ahhh. Skimo racing has butchered the phrase "ski mountaineering." I am not sure how you convey "skimo" internationally, but when I first read the headline, I was like, "Whaaaa?? Competitively racing up technical peaks with crampons, ice axes, and ropes???"

 

[James]

Yeah, not excited. Skimo appears to be lame because of the extreme lightness of the gear. It’s too uphill focused. Is thea mountaineering part?
They look like baby giraffes on ice skates skiing down.
I mean if you skimo’d something like the Bec des Rosses where they have the FWT finals I’d be impressed.

I’d actually be more into bringing ballet back which was in the ‘92 games. Or a combo event of moguls, air, ballet. Which is what they used to do. We’d have to change the moguls to make it less speed focused though, i.e. boring.

 

[cantunamunch]

They look like baby giraffes on ice skates skiing down.

I'm in.

#lentilfix

 

[Pequenita]

Heeeeey @Tricia ....who put the aka under my profile??! Now everyone is going to think I actually am Jennifer!

 

[Tony S]

We’d have to change the moguls to make it less speed focused though, i.e. boring.

+1

 

[James]

I'm in.

#lentilfix

That was good, but no crampon and ice axe part? I have to admit they were better than the Giraffes. But Rancho has skied on the alpine wcup...

 

[cantunamunch]

Note to self and others: don't mention Titanal or skimo if @James is online

 

[Scruffy]

Note to self and others: don't mention Titanal or skimo if @James is online

Or Graphene.

 

[dbostedo]

I'm in.

#lentilfix

Bunch of sadomasochists!

 

[Andy Mink]

Heeeeey @Tricia ....who put the aka under my profile??! Now everyone is going to think I actually am Jennifer!

They've been bored. See mine?

 

[Tricia]

Heeeeey @Tricia ....who put the aka under my profile??! Now everyone is going to think I actually am Jennifer!

Could've been @Philpug

 

[James]

Bunch of sadomasochists!

Isn’t Badoit a brand of mineral water?
So they’re doing shots of water in the bar.

 

[dbostedo]

Isn’t Badoit a brand of mineral water?
So they’re doing shots of water in the bar.

Yeah... and the other shots poured are Evian. But they don't want the Badoit because they don't want to mix their drinks.

 

[cantunamunch]

What rando bindings have a substantial proportion of titanium bits?

 

[Cameron]

We’d have to change the moguls to make it less speed focused though, i.e. boring.

I prefer watching the women's moguls because they are slower and you can actually see what they are doing.

 

[Pequenita]

They've been bored. See mine?

That's fantastic.

 

[dbostedo]

Could've been @Philpug

Ooh... can I have permission to arbitrarily change users "aka" tags?

 

[Cheizz]

Just don't call me 'Dutchie'

 

[cantunamunch]

The IOC has added Ski Mountaineering events 2 men's events, 2 women's events, 1 mixed event) to the 2026 Milan & Cortina Winter Olympics.

So, can anyone explain the athlete quotas created by this? Is, frex, Italy, going to lose alpine skiers from their quota by sending a strong skimo squad?