Ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's sprint
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The women's sprint competition in ski mountaineering at the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 19 February at the Stelvio Ski Centre in Bormio, Italy.[1] The event made its Olympic debut. Marianne Fatton of Switzerland won the event, Emily Harrop of France won the silver medal, and Ana Alonso of Spain bronze.[2][3]
| Women's sprint at the XXV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Stelvio, Bormio | ||||||||||||
| Date | 19 February | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2:59.77 | ||||||||||||
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Background
At the 2025–26 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup, only three sprint events were held before the Olympics. Emily Harrop won twice and Margot Ravinel won once. The 2025 World champion was Marianne Fatton.[4]
Ski mountaineering consists of skiing uphill with "skins" on the bottom of the ski; these are carpet-like coverings that provide grip to the skier. The athletes then remove their skis and place them in their backpack, before climbing a rise on foot. They then return to their skis to finish their climb. Once they reach the ascent, they remove the skins and ski downhill to the finish line.[5]
Qualification
Results
Heats
Top 3 in each heat and the fastest 3 (LL) overall qualify to the semifinals.[6]
- Heat 1
| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Emily Harrop |  France | 3:03.34 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | Tatjana Paller |  Germany | 3:11.20 | +7.86 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Caroline Ulrich |  Switzerland | 3:11.43 | +8.09 | Q |
| 4 | 12 | Ida Waldal |  Norway | 3:15.36 | +12.02 | LL |
| 5 | 18 | Anna Gibson |  United States | 3:17.44 | +14.10 | LL |
| 6 | 13 | Rebeka Cully |  Slovakia | 3:31.24 | +27.90 |
- Heat 2
| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Marianne Fatton | Switzerland | 3:06.51 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Margot Ravinel | France | 3:07.84 | +1.33 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Marianna Jagerčíková | Slovakia | 3:15.32 | +8.81 | Q |
| 4 | 14 | Alba De Silvestro |  Italy | 3:15.48 | +8.97 | LL |
| 5 | 11 | Johanna Hiemer |  Austria | 3:19.98 | +13.47 | |
| 6 | 17 | Lara Hamilton |  Australia | 3:39.25 | +32.74 |
- Heat 3
| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Giulia Murada | Italy | 3:17.63 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Ana Alonso |  Spain | 3:18.28 | +0.65 | Q |
| 3 | 9 | María Costa | Spain | 3:26.75 | +9.12 | Q |
| 4 | 15 | Cidan Yuzhen |  China | 3:27.40 | +9.77 | |
| 5 | 16 | Helena Euringer | Germany | 3:27.82 | +10.19 | |
| 6 | 10 | Iwona Januszyk |  Poland | 3:34.88 | +17.25 |
Semifinals
Top 2 in each semifinal and the fastest 2 (LL) overall qualify to the final.
- Semifinal 1
| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Emily Harrop | France | 3:06.57 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Marianne Fatton | Switzerland | 3:08.29 | +1.72 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Ana Alonso | Spain | 3:09.19 | +2.62 | LL |
| 4 | 12 | Ida Waldal | Norway | 3:15.28 | +8.71 | |
| 5 | 18 | Anna Gibson | United States | 3:15.69 | +9.12 | |
| 6 | 9 | María Costa | Spain | 3:38.00 | +31.43 |
- Semifinal 2
| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Margot Ravinel | France | 3:10.13 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | Tatjana Paller | Germany | 3:12.09 | +1.96 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Giulia Murada | Italy | 3:12.43 | +2.30 | LL |
| 4 | 7 | Caroline Ulrich | Switzerland | 3:14.71 | +4.58 | |
| 5 | 14 | Alba De Silvestro | Italy | 3:17.01 | +6.88 | |
| 6 | 8 | Marianna Jagerčíková | Slovakia | 3:26.80 | +16.67 |
Final
| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Time | Deficit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | Marianne Fatton | Switzerland | 2:59.77 | ||
 | 1 | Emily Harrop | France | 3:02.15 | +2.38 | |
 | 3 | Ana Alonso | Spain | 3:10.22 | +10.45 | |
| 4 | 6 | Tatjana Paller | Germany | 3:13.26 | +13.49 | |
| 5 | 4 | Giulia Murada | Italy | 3:15.46 | +15.69 | |
| 6 | 5 | Margot Ravinel | France | 3:18.27 | +18.50 |