American ski champ Lindsey Vonn was airlifted off Olympia delle Tofane and was in stable condition following surgery on a broken leg Sunday after crashing during the women’s Alpine skiing event at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Competitors ascend steep slopes with ‘skins’ on their skis, strap gear to their backpacks, and race downhill in a test of endurance and precision. Move over, figure skating and ice hockey: There’s a new Olympic sport taking to the slopes of Italy.

Ski mountaineering is a new sport in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy and mogul skiing, gets an additional twist; skiers now participate in pairs.

Vonn was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital for treatment.

Ski mountaineering makes its Olympic debut on Feb. 19. In the simplest terms, skimo involves athletes climbing up a mountain and skiing down it.

The mountaineering history behind "skimo," a new Winter Olympic event. Plus, research into a true alpine champion, the mountain goat.