BORMIO, Italy, Feb 17 : Ski mountaineering is ready for its Olympic debut starting with the men's and women's sprint events on Thursday. It does so in a mountain region rich with the sport's history. HOW IT WORKS Ski mountaineering, known as SkiMo, is a sport that combines ascending up mountainous terrain and skiing back down. The condensed version, the sprint event, will feature at the Winter Games, taking around three minutes per heat.  With three rounds, from heats to finals, and 36 athletes

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