Winter Olympics' newest sport is ski mountaineering. What to know ahead of its debut

Inside ski mountaineering at the Winter Olympics USAT's Sam Cardona-Norberg explains how ski mountaineering blends uphill climbs and downhill speed in its Olympic debut in Milan-Cortina. Sports Seriously There's a new sport at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, and it could provide one country a path to winning its first gold medal at the Winter Games in more than 50 years. Spain's Oriol Cardona Coll will be one of the favorites when ski mountaineering makes its Olympic debut next week, with a chance to end a drought that...