TGR Olympic Athlete Profile: Anna Gibson

As the 2026 Olympic Games slide into view, we want to take a chance to give this group of extraordinary winter athletes their flowers. Their stories are as compelling as the medals they chase. In this series, TGR profiles the athletes at the forefront of their disciplines. From Halfpipe to Super G, these are the skiers and snowboarders putting it all on the line for Olympic glory. This series gives you an inside scoop on a handful of top athletes, from career milestones and signature styles to injury battles and heroic comebacks. These are the folks on the cutting edge of winter sports.

Country: United States
Hometown / Base: Jackson, Wyoming
Age: 26
Sport: Ski Mountaineering - Ski Mountaineering, or Skimo, is a sport that combines uphill climbing and downhill skiing across challenging, snow-covered mountain terrain.

• Olympic appearances: Olympic debut expected in 2026
• Olympic medals: N/A
• Best Olympic result: N/A

• 2x U.S. National Champion in ski mountaineering
• Regular U.S. World Cup team member
• World Cup top-10 finishes across sprint and individual formats
• Key contributor in mixed relay at the international level
• One of the highest-ranked American women in skimo heading into the Olympic cycle

Gibson enters the Olympic year as one of the most complete skimo athletes in the U.S. field. With ski mountaineering making its Olympic debut in Milan–Cortina, she sits firmly in the mix to qualify for Team USA, bringing experience, versatility, and a deep engine built for Europe’s steepest, fastest courses.

Despite coming to skimo only this season, Gibson has risen to the top of the heap. She is the top-ranked American women in the sport, and the only one to compete in Milan. Additionally, she's third in the world in mountain running.

On fire. Alongside Skimo veteran Cameron Smith, Gibson qualified for the Olympics only two weeks ago at a World Cup at Solitude. Watch the replay below:

Multi-sport queen. Let alone multiple disciplines, Gibson is comfortable competing at the highest level across multiple sports, from trail running to ski mountaineering. Adaptability is a strong point in her game.

No major injuries reported.

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Anna Gibson’s path to the Olympics runs straight through the Tetons. A Jackson Hole local, she grew up surrounded by big terrain and long days, the kind of altitude environment that naturally builds aerobic engines and mountain sense long before race results ever show it. Gibson's penchant for Skimo, with its blend of uphill suffering, technical descents, and frantic transitions, makes perfect sense.

With skimo debuting at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Gibson finds herself in a great position: experienced enough to belong, young enough to keep rising. The Olympic stage will reward athletes who can handle pressure, adapt quickly, and race smart. Those traits align neatly with her background as a multisport athlete.

There are no guarantees in a sport as brutal as ski mountaineering, but as the countdown to Milan–Cortina continues, Anna Gibson stands as one of the clearest American contenders in ski mountaineering’s first Olympic chapter: grounded, improving, and very much in the hunt.