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

Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.

The 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortona d'Ampezzo in northern Italy feature eight new medal events and one new official sport: ski mountaineering, or “skimo.” It’s an endurance sport in which athletes ascend mountains on skis fitted with climbing skins,

Skimo sounds like it could be the costumed mascot for the Milan Cortina Olympics, but it’s actually a new ski discipline making its debut as the first new sport in the Winter Games since

Ski mountaineering, commonly known a SkiMo, will make its Olympic debut at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics beginning Thursday, Feb. 19.

Here is everything you need to know about ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics, including the full TV and streaming schedule for events.