Olympics-SkiMo-Switzerland's Fatton wins women's sprint gold

Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ski Mountaineering - Women's Sprint Final - Stelvio Ski Centre, Bormio, Italy - February 19, 2026. Marianne Fatton of Switzerland in action before winning gold in the Women's Sprint Final REUTERS/Gintare Karpaviciute

BORMIO, ⁠Italy, Feb ⁠19 (Reuters) - Marianne ‌Fatton of Switzerland won gold in ​the Olympic ⁠ski ⁠mountaineering women's sprint ⁠on Thursday.

France's ‌Emily ⁠Harrop took the ​silver ‌with Spain's Ana ⁠Alonso ​Rodriguez in the ⁠bronze medal ​position.

Fatton's victory was the first-ever ⁠Olympic gold in ski mountaineering, which ​is ⁠debuting at ​the ‌Milano Cortina Games.

(Reporting ​by Martyn Herman)