Emily Harrop
French ski mountaineer (born 1997)
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Emily Harrop (born 27 September 1997) is a French ski mountaineer. She is a three-time World Champion. She represented France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the mixed race and bronze medal in the sprint race.
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| Born | 27 September 1997 Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ski mountaineering | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Harrop was born in the French Alps to English parents.[1]
Career
Harrop began her career in alpine skiing before switching to ski mountaineering at 20 years old.[2] She made her European Championships debut in 2022 and won a gold medal in the inaugural mixed relay, along with Thibault Anselmet, with a time of 32:10.[3] She also won a bronze medal in the sprint race with a time of 3:15.725.[4]
Harrop made her World Championships debut at the 2023 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering. On the first day of the championships she won a bronze medal in the sprint race with a time of 3:16.248.[5] She then won a gold medal in the team race, along with Axelle Gachet Mollaret, with a time of 2:12:48.9.[6] On the final day of the championships she won a gold medal in the mixed team relay, along with Anselmet, with a time of 26:46.5.[7]
In March 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a gold medal in the mixed relay, along with Anselmet, with a time of 32:44.1. With the win, France earned a quota spot for the discipline at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[8] She also won a silver medal in the sprint race, with a time of 3:13.04, and a bronze medal in the individual race with a time of 1:40:43.1.[9]
During the 2024–25 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup, she won gold in the first-ever Olympic ski mountaineering test event, held in Bormio, Italy, on 22 February 2025. The win marked her fourth sprint win of the season.[10] She finished the season with seven wins out of seven races in the discipline, and won the sprint and overall World Cup crystal globe for the fourth consecutive season.[11]
In January 2026, Harrop was selected to represent France at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[12] On 19 February 2026, she won a silver medal in the sprint race with a time of 3:02.15.[13][14] On 21 February 2026, she won a gold medal in the mixed relay, along with Anselmet, with a time of 26:57.44.[15]
