After much deliberation with the International Olympic Committee, we are thrilled to announce the new Olympic sports that will be debuting in the French Alps 2030 games.
Winter Triathlon: Inspired by the beloved Summer Games tradition, winter triathlon provides a similarly rigorous endurance-based competition for those that prefer to compete in the cold.
In this all-new event, athletes will begin their first stage with a 10-kilometers snowshoe trek up a mountain.
At the top of the mountain, they will remove their snowshoes and jump onto their luge, beginning the 1,500 meter slide down the track, which will include 15 turns to conquer. To conclude the luge portion, the most dangerous new element has been added. Athletes must take their luge over a small ramp and attempt to jump from their sled onto the next stage of the race: the snowmobile.
Regardless of landing the jump or taking a time deduction for missing, competitors now begin the final stage: a 50- kilometer snowmobile journey to the finish line. One notable twist in this portion is that there is no standardization for these snowmobiles. Similar to Formula 1, countries will have the opportunity to customize their vehicles — while falling within Olympic standards, of course.
Time is the only factor in this competition: whichever athlete crosses the finish line first with their snowmobile has won the gold!
Biskimo Jump: This thrilling new addition takes inspiration from several existing Winter Olympics sports. With the popularity of the newly added ski mountaineering, it only made sense to expand on the concept.
Athletes in this competition will start at the base of a mountain, skis and gun strapped to their back. They will then begin the ascent, seeking to reach the top first, as this competition also relies on speed.
Once at the top, they will put on their skis and begin the journey to the finish line, gun still secured on their back, waiting for the appropriate moment.
It is only once they reach the jump portion of the downhill that they may finally pull them out and take aim at their opponents. The gun may only be used while an athlete is in the air and should be tossed to the side before landing. Should an athlete be hit by a paintball from a fellow competitor’s gun, they will be placed into last place, with each subsequent removal boosting them up in the rankings.
Thus, it is possible that if only one eligible biskimo jumper crosses the finish, the opponent who was shot first would receive the silver.
