"The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are set to be quite a show, with many of our favorite athletes getting ready to perform and compete at one of the world's biggest sporting events. This year a new sport is set to make its Winter Olympic debut: ski mountaineering, and while France, Switzerland, and Spain will be sending the most athletes, two top competitors are set to represent the United States in one of the three Ski Mountaineering events."
"Raised in Jackson, Wyoming, Anna Gibson has won 17 overall Wyoming state titles in three sports: track, cross country, and Nordic skiing. Smith recruited her to the sport of ski mountaineering because of her background in Nordic Skiing and track and field. In her first-ever World Cup Race, Gibson and Smith became the first American team in history to win a mixed relay World Cup event. Their success in that event earned them a slot at the 2026 Winter Olympics."
Ski mountaineering makes its Winter Olympic debut at Milano Cortina 2026. France, Switzerland, and Spain will send the largest ski mountaineering contingents, while the United States will field two top competitors in the mixed relay. Anna Gibson and Cam Smith will compete in the mixed relay on February 21 at the Stelvio Ski Centre. Cam Smith began ski mountaineering at Western Colorado University in 2014, is an 11-time US national champion and five-time North American champion, and has qualified for the Mountain and Trail Running World Championships. Anna Gibson, raised in Jackson, Wyoming, has won 17 state titles across track, cross country, and Nordic skiing. Gibson and Smith won a mixed relay World Cup, securing their Olympic slot. NBC and Peacock will broadcast the Games; sprints start February 19 and the mixed relay will air February 21 at 7:30am ET (1:30am local).
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