Skimo is like a mix of trail running and skiing, but on snow-covered mountains. Athletes run uphill on lightweight skis using special skins for grip, then switch to downhill mode and race down. Races ...

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

Piper Gilles, 34, was born in Rockford and started skating at the Riverview Ice House at just 2 years old. She and her family would eventually move to Colorado. In 2013, she became a Canadian citizen ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina will bring together athletes from around the world to compete on ice and snow. Fans will see fast races, high jumps, and skill-based events across different ...

Ski mountaineering makes its Olympics debut in Milan Cortina in 2026. Here's more on this new Olympic sport, its schedule and ...

Way back in 1928, "skijoring" was one of two demonstration sports to be showcased at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics. The sport still lives today as hoards gather and hooves fly every March in Colorado ...

The 2026 Olympics will include three medal events within ski mountaineering: men's sprint, women's sprint and mixed gender relay. The sprints will cover over 250 feet of elevation where athletes will ...

How does a novice skimo competitor qualify for the Olympics? By trying everything. “She wins everything she shows up to." ...

Mikaela Shiffrin arrives at the 2026 Winter Olympics as her sport’s decade-long statistical outlier and standard-bearer. The Colorado native, now 30, is the winningest World Cup Alpine skier in ...

This year’s Olympic winter games will be hosted by Italy across the month of February with the opening ceremony taking place on Friday, Feb. 6. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo will be the ...

During the 2026 Winter Olympics, athletes will leap off ramps, slide across ice and spin through the air. These performances will look different to my students who have studied physics through ...

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