Two Wyoming women qualify for the Olympics

Anna Gibson, a 26-year-old professional trail runner, came from behind at last weekend's qualifying race in Utah with veteran skimo racer Cameron Smith.
Cortina d'Ampezzo in the heart of the southern (Dolomitic) Alps in the Veneto region of Northern Italy.
Cortina d'Ampezzo in the heart of the southern (Dolomitic) Alps in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. (Ailita Liteva / Wikimedia Commons)

by | Dec 10, 2025 | Sports

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Two Wyoming women qualified for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy, which kicks off in February.

Teton Village trail runner Anna Gibson won the World Cup of mixed relay ski mountaineering, or skimo. That secured a spot for the United States’s skimo team.

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The 26-year-old professional trail runner came from behind at Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah with veteran racer Cameron Smith.

In just over 30 minutes, the pair took turns marching up and skiing down the course to finish nearly a minute ahead of second place.

The sport is new to the Olympics and Gibson is new to the sport. She started training just this year.

Alta’s Jaelin Kauf has also punched her ticket to compete in moguls.

Cora-born skier and shooter Zoe Noble is also trying for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team in the biathlon, a cross country ski race where racers take short pauses to shoot rifles at targets.

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About Sophia Boyd-Fliegel

Before leading news coverage at KHOL, Sophia was a politics reporter at the Jackson Hole News&Guide. Her reporting on elections, labor and land use has earned state, regional and national awards. Sophia grew up in Seattle and studied human biology and English at Stanford University.

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