Olympics-SkiMo-Cardona Coll makes history for Spain with men's sprint gold, Fatton claims women's title

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ski Mountaineering - Men's Sprint Final - Stelvio Ski Centre, Bormio, Italy - February 19, 2026. Oriol Cardona Coll of Spain reacts while in action ahead of winning the gold in the Men's Sprint Final REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

BORMIO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Oriol Cardona Coll ⁠won Spain's first Winter Olympics gold medal for 54 years as he claimed victory in the men's sprint in the inaugural ski mountaineering ⁠event on Thursday.

Minutes earlier, Switzerland's Marianne Fatton also made history as she beat big favourite Emily Harrop of France to become ‌the first Olympic champion in the multi-discipline sport that is making its Games debut in Bormio.