Switzerland's Fatton wins women's ski mountaineering sprint on Olympic debut

Fatton clocked a winning time of 2min 59.77sec on the Stelvio course, depriving France's four-time World Cup champion Emily Harrop by 2.38sec. Spain's Ana Alonso Rodriguez claimed bronze, 10.45sec down on Fatton's pace. Harrop, a four-time World Cup overall champion, had been hot favourite in skimo, an adrenaline-packed sprint requiring athletes to negotiate uphill climbs on ski and foot before descending by ski. But she paid the price for a slow second transition. After an initial ascent, Harrop...