Lausanne, Switzerland, June 27, 2026: Ski mountaineering has been officially included as an additional sport on the programme for the Alpes 2030 Olympic Winter Games.
The decision was taken by the 146th IOC Session in Lausanne on June 25.
The intention for Alpes 2030 is to feature five ski mountaineering events across two disciplines, with a quota of 72 athletes. The proposed programme includes women’s and men’s individual race events, alongside the women’s, men’s and mixed relay sprint events that featured at Milano Cortina 2026.
Final decisions on discipline and event programmes, as well as athlete quotas, are expected to be taken by IOC Executive Board in the following weeks.
In a presentation of the recommendation to the IOC Session, Olympic Programme Working Group Chair Karl Stoss said: "We recognised the sport's potential to add meaningful value to the programme, supported by its strong presence in Alpine regions, and its ability to enhance diversity, authenticity and appeal, while building on its growing Olympic momentum."
He continued: “The emphasis for the French Alps [OCOG] is on the individual discipline and its events, which they consider to best represent the core of the sport and the character of the Alps.”
Ski mountaineering made its Olympic programme debut as an additional sport proposed by the Organising Committee at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
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