Emily Harrop on Winning, Training Joy, and Handling Olympic Noise Artwork

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Emily Harrop on Winning, Training Joy, and Handling Olympic Noise

February 13, 2026 • Episode 37

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Emily Harrop has a British last name, a hint of an English accent, and a very French skimo story: raised in the Alps, shaped by alpine ski racing, and ultimately pulled into ski mountaineering by curiosity, adventure, and the sheer love of training.

In this Olympic Dispatch episode, Travis Macy and Cam Smith sit down with the three-time overall World Cup champion to talk about the path from “late to skimo” to the very top of the sport—and what it takes to stay there. Emily shares how the French military athlete system makes pro skimo possible, what her summers actually look like, and why an Olympic year isn’t the time for radical changes… just smarter timing and a few key upgrades.

You’ll also hear Emily’s breakthrough “belief” moment (and why nerves can be a sign you’re ready), Cam’s take on treating the Olympics like any other race—just with a bigger parade—and a preview of what it means for the sport to bring a World Cup to the U.S. this December. Plus: Tour de France fandom, bucket-hat bartering, and why skimo’s future (hello, 2030 in France 👀) might be bigger than any single hour of TV.

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Special thanks to TrainingPeaks, DYNAFIT, POMOCA, REVANTA Creatine by NEURORESERVE (use code SKIMOGOLD), and CAMP for sponsoring Skimo Gold's Olympic Dispatch!