Ski mountaineering is a new sport in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy and mogul skiing, gets an additional twist; skiers now participate in pairs.

Ski mountaineering makes its Olympic debut on Feb. 19. In the simplest terms, skimo involves athletes climbing up a mountain and skiing down it.

Queer athletes come to the Olympics this year from countries like the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Finland, Sweden, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland, and are competing in sports as varied as speed skating and hockey to skiing,