Marianne Fatton

Marianne Fatton
Fatton in 2025
Personal information
Born (1995-12-16) 16 December 1995
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportSki mountaineering
Medal record
Women's ski mountaineering
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Sprint
2026 Milano Cortina Mixed relay
World Championships
2021 Comapedrosa Sprint race
2025 Morgins Sprint race
2023 Boí Taüll Sprint race
2017 Tambre Sprint race
2019 Villars-sur-Ollon Team race
2019 Villars-sur-Ollon Mixed relay
2021 Comapedrosa Mixed relay
2025 Morgins Mixed relay
European Championships
2024 Flaine / Chamonix Sprint
2024 Flaine / Chamonix Mixed relay

Marianne Fatton (born 16 December 1995) is a Swiss ski mountaineer. She represented Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics, and won a gold medal in the sprint race.

Career

Fatton competed at the 2023 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a silver medal in the sprint race with a time of 3:14.005.[1]

In March 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a gold medal in the sprint race, with a time of 3:20.96. With the win, she earned a quota spot for the discipline at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[2][3] She also won a bronze medal in the mixed relay, along with Robin Bussard, with a time of 33:02.9.[4]

On 19 February 2026, Fatton won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in ski mountaineering, finishing in first place in the sprint race with a time of 2:59.77.[5][6] On 21 February 2026, she won a silver medal in the mixed relay, along with Jon Kistler, with a time of 27:09.30.[7]

Personal life

Fatton's mother, Anna Janoušková, is a former Olympic cross-country skier who competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics.[8]

References

  1. ^ Barker, Philip (28 February 2023). "Delight for first time champions in sprint events at Ski Mountaineering World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  2. ^ Schwager-Patel, Nischal (6 March 2025). "2025 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Championships: Marianne Fatton and Oriol Cardona Coll claim sprint world titles in Morgins, secure Milano Cortina 2026 quota spots". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  3. ^ McGowan, Elliot (11 March 2025). "First skimo 2026 spots awarded". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  4. ^ Merrell, Chloe (3 March 2025). "2025 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Championships: France and Spain finish 1-2 in mixed relay to secure quota spots Milano Cortina 2026". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Ski mountaineering makes its Olympic debut with Marianne Fatton of Switzerland winning the first gold medal". Las Vegas Sun. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  6. ^ Hincks, Michael (19 February 2026). "Winter Olympics 2026 ski mountaineering: Marianne Fatton wins Skimo's first-ever Olympic gold in women's sprint at Milano Cortina 2026". olympics.com. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Marianne Fatton and Jon Kistler win silver in the mixed relay". bluewin.ch. 21 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Marianne Fatton Ski Mountaineering as a Vocation". scarpa.com. Retrieved 29 December 2025.