Ski mountaineering will be in the spotlight on the international stage as the only new sport for the Winter Olympics this year.

There's a new Olympic Sport in town, and it's kind of confusing. Here's everything you need to know to understand and enjoy Skimo properly.

Let the games of inches begin. The German newspaper Bild reported in January that some male athletes may be injecting hyaluronic acid into their penises to fly further while competing at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. Penisgate, as its being referred to, has raised questions of if size really matters.

Olympic alpine skiing is nearly back. Now, let's see which announcers will be on the call in Milan.

Kyra Dossa is used to living life in the air. This week, the 22-year-old Cleveland native will continue to soar as she makes her Olympic debut in freestyle aerial skiing for Team USA at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

In Milan, the new sport is ski mountaineering, otherwise known as skimo. It's a combination of alpine climbing and backcountry skiing. Athletes ascend a mountain with either skis or on foot then descend down, where the fastest back wins gold.

The International Ski Federation (FIS) pushed back at a recent report regarding ski jumpers attempting to enhance their performance by manipulating their ski-suit sizing.

By Karolos Grohmann MILAN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - American freestyle skier Alex Ferreira is a gold medal short of a complete Olympic set but the 31-year-old is not putting too much pressure on himself, choosing instead a Ferris Bueller-approach to the Milano Cortina Games to ease any tension.