One of the most fun aspects of watching the Olympics is stumbling onto a sport that is completely unknown and new. Every four years it seems as though there's something completely different to learn about and coming into the Milan Cortina Games everyone had ski mountaineering pegged as the breakout star as soon as it made its debut. Fans and curious observers alike had to wait until Day 13 to see it in all its glory but it proved well worth the delay as competitors took to the hills and slopes on Thursday.
NBC Sports helpfully cut this video showing all the different stages involved in what appears to be one of the more intense cardio experiences a person could ever encounter.
