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Milan Cortina 2026: A Fresh Olympic Lineup
22 Jan
Summary
- Six new events debut at the Winter Olympics.
- Ski mountaineering is the only completely new sport.
- Women's luge doubles and mixed-team skeleton added.
The upcoming Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are set to introduce a revamped program featuring six new events. This evolution reflects the growing landscape of winter sports and a commitment to global appeal.
The most significant addition is ski mountaineering, an entirely new sport requiring athletes to conquer ascents and descents on skis. This discipline will include sprint events for men and women, alongside a mixed relay.
Further enhancing the competition, women's doubles luge will debut, allowing female athletes to compete in the two-person format for the first time. Mixed-team skeleton also joins, where male and female athletes combine their times.
Freestyle skiing will see dual moguls added, featuring head-to-head races down a challenging course. Alpine skiing introduces a team combined event. Finally, women's large hill ski jumping will be contested on the same hills previously used by men.
