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SkiMo-Switzerland's Fatton Wins Women's Sprint Gold
Marianne Fatton won the inaugural Olympic ski mountaineering sprint gold with a time of 2 minutes, 59.77 seconds, edging silver medalist Emily Harrop by 2.38 seconds.
- On Thursday, Marianne Fatton, Swiss ski mountaineer, won the inaugural Olympic ski mountaineering sprint at Milan Cortina, edging Emily Harrop by 2.38 seconds.
- Ski mountaineering was voted into the Olympic program in 2021 and featured a bracket-style individual sprint format with three elimination rounds leading to a final of six athletes.
- Fatton's quick transition from uphill to downhill helped secure her victory, on a diamond-shaped course with stairs and skins, in 2 minutes, 59.77 seconds amid falling snow.
- Medal results showed Oriol Cardona Coll won the men's sprint, and Thibault Anselmet earned bronze, highlighting athlete resilience.
- A mixed-team relay is scheduled for Saturday, and officials said the result carried weight for the sport's Alpine roots and Olympic debut, with Fatton's family pedigree adding resonance.
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Swiss ski touring athlete Marianne Fatton won the gold medal in the sprint at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics in Bormio. Competitive ski touring is on the Olympic program for the first time this time.
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·Paris, France
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