冬奥新运动！滑雪登山知多少
When you ski, you go downhill(下坡地). But skimo is different. You go uphill too. It’s the new sport at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Skimo is a new sport. Its games are mostly in Europe. A world skimo group started in 2007.
There are three skimo games at the 2026 Olympics: men’s short race, women’s short race and mixed team race. The short races are on Feb 19. The mixed race is on Feb 21.
The short race has two parts. First, athletes(运动员) climb a snowy mountain on special skis. Sometimes they walk on foot. Then they ski down fast to the finish. Each race takes about 3 minutes.
Skimo races are exciting. People fight for good places. They ski fast even when climbing uphill.