US EditionHarrop, Anselmet Combine to Win Mixed Relay for France as Part of Ski Mountaineering's Olympic Debut
France won gold with a time of 26:57.44, finishing 11.86 seconds ahead of Switzerland in ski mountaineering’s Olympic mixed relay debut.
- Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet combined to win Olympic mixed relay gold for France in Bormio on Saturday, finishing the Stelvio course in 26min 57.44sec.
- The discipline, known as skimo, entered the Olympic program following its Youth Olympic introduction and IOC approval, with Harrop and her teammate having won world mixed relay crowns last year and in 2023.
- Racers completed laps that included two ascents and an on‑foot section carrying skis in backpacks, using 'skins' for climbs on the 1,410 meters course with 137 meters total ascent over four laps alternating female and male racers.
- Ana Alonso Rodriguez missed a transition and received a 3sec penalty, affecting the standings, with Marianne Fatton and Jon Kistler finishing 11.86sec behind France.
- Harrop's commanding opening legs built a gap of more than 27sec that Thibault Anselmet defended, spotlighting skimo as the International Ski Mountaineering Federation and backcountry skiing market push the sport into wider view.
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The French duo Emily Harrop-Thibault Anselmet shone on Saturday, February 21, on the mixed ski-alpine relay to pick up the gold medal. Both were revanchards after frustrating silver and bronze medals individually. This was the 21st medal for the tricolor camp, the 7th gold in the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games. - OJ 2026: Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet's gold rush, won on the mixed ski-alpine relay (Olympic and Paralympic Games).
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The Olympic gold medal in the mixed team event was won today on the famous Stelvio slope in Bormio by ski touring skiers Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet from France. Silver went to Marianne Fatton and Jon Kistler from Switzerland, and bronze went to Spain's Ana Alonso Rodriguez and Oriol Cardona Coll.
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Harrop, Anselmet combine to win mixed relay for France as part of ski mountaineering's Olympic debut
Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet combined to win the mixed relay for France as part of ski mountaineering’s Olympic debut at the Milan Cortina Games.
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