Marianne Fatton and Oriol Cardona Coll Win Historic Skimo Gold

Marianne Fatton of Switzerland and Oriol Cardona Coll of Spain secured the first-ever Olympic gold medals in ski mountaineering during its historic debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina.The sprint events held at the Stelvio Ski Centre in Bormio featured 36 elite athletes navigating a technical 500-meter course while facing heavy snowfall that forced the postponement of other scheduled competitions.Marianne Fatton narrowly defeated Emily Harrop and Ana Alonso Rodriguez, while Oriol Cardona Coll led the men’s podium ahead of Nikita Filippov and Thibault Anselmet.