{{Short description|French ski mountaineer (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Emily Harrop | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|9|27|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France | height = | weight = | country = France | sport = Ski mountaineering | event = | club = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's ski mountaineering}} {{MedalCountry|{{FRA}}}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalGold|2026 Milano Cortina|Mixed relay}} {{MedalSilver|2026 Milano Cortina|Sprint}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2023 Boí Taüll|Team race}} {{MedalGold|2023 Boí Taüll|Mixed relay}} {{MedalGold|2025 Morgins|Mixed relay}} {{MedalSilver|2025 Morgins|Sprint race}} {{MedalBronze|2023 Boí Taüll|Sprint race}} {{MedalBronze|2025 Morgins|Individual race}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|2022 Boi Taull|Mixed relay}} {{MedalBronze|2022 Boí Taüll|Sprint race}} }} '''Emily Harrop''' (born 27 September 1997) is a French ski mountaineer. She is a three-time World Champion. She represented France at the 2026 Winter Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the mixed race and bronze medal in the sprint race.
==Early life== Harrop was born in the French Alps to English parents.<ref>{{cite web|website=BBC Sport|last1=Falkingham|first1=Katie|date=18 February 2026|access-date=20 February 2026|title=The Olympic favourite who could have competed for GB|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cg5gpvvln04o}}</ref>
==Career== Harrop began her career in alpine skiing before switching to ski mountaineering at 20 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adn.com/sports/national-sports/2025/02/24/you-kind-of-sprint-up-a-mountain-a-look-at-ski-mountaineering-ahead-of-its-olympic-debut/ |title=‘You kind of sprint up a mountain’: A look at ski mountaineering ahead of its Olympic debut |newspaper=Anchorage Daily News |first=Daniella |last=Matar |date=24 February 2025 |access-date=29 December 2025}}</ref> She made her European Championships debut in 2022 and won a gold medal in the inaugural mixed relay, along with Thibault Anselmet, with a time of 32:10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119238/france-ismf-european-champs-relay |title=France win inaugural mixed relay at ISMF European Championships in Boí Taüll |website=insidethegames.biz |first=Patrick |last=Burke |date=13 February 2022 |access-date=29 December 2025}}</ref> She also won a bronze medal in the sprint race with a time of 3:15.725.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119047/ismf-cardona-coll-jagercikova |title=Cardona Coll and Jagerčíková win sprint titles on first day of ISMF European Championships |website=insidethegames.biz |first=Patrick |last=Burke |date=9 February 2022 |access-date=29 December 2025}}</ref>
Harrop made her World Championships debut at the 2023 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering. On the first day of the championships she won a bronze medal in the sprint race with a time of 3:16.248.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1134263/ski-mo-sprint-world-champs |title=Delight for first time champions in sprint events at Ski Mountaineering World Championships |website=insidethegames.biz |first=Philip |last=Barker |date=28 February 2023 |access-date=29 December 2025}}</ref> She then won a gold medal in the team race, along with Axelle Gachet Mollaret, with a time of 2:12:48.9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1134322/france-italy-ski-mountaineering-worlds |title=France and Italy dominate team races at Ski Mountaineering World Championships |website=insidethegames.biz |first=Geoff |last=Berkeley |date=2 March 2023 |access-date=29 December 2025}}</ref> On the final day of the championships she won a gold medal in the mixed team relay, along with Anselmet, with a time of 26:46.5.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1134436/france-mixed-relay-gold-ismf-worlds |title=France enjoy mixed relay success on final day of ISMF World Championships |website=insidethegames.biz |first=Geoff |last=Berkeley |date=5 March 2023 |access-date=29 December 2025}}</ref>
In March 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a gold medal in the mixed relay, along with Anselmet, with a time of 32:44.1. With the win, France earned a quota spot for the discipline at the 2026 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/2025-ismf-ski-mountaineering-world-championships-france-spain-quota-spots-milano-cortina-2026/ |title=2025 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Championships: France and Spain finish 1-2 in mixed relay to secure quota spots Milano Cortina 2026 |website=olympics.com |first=Chloe |last=Merrell |date=3 March 2025 |access-date=29 December 2025}}</ref> She also won a silver medal in the sprint race, with a time of 3:13.04, and a bronze medal in the individual race with a time of 1:40:43.1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/2025-ismf-ski-mountaineering-world-championships-marianne-fatton-oriol-cardona-coll-claim-sprint-world-titles-in-morgins-secure-milano-cortina-2026-quota-spots |title=2025 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Championships: Marianne Fatton and Oriol Cardona Coll claim sprint world titles in Morgins, secure Milano Cortina 2026 quota spots |website=olympics.com |first=Nischal |last=Schwager-Patel |date=6 March 2025 |access-date=29 December 2025}}</ref>
During the 2024–25 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup, she won gold in the first-ever Olympic ski mountaineering test event, held in Bormio, Italy, on 22 February 2025. The win marked her fourth sprint win of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/ski-mountaineering-harrop-coll-win-olympic-test-bormio |title=Emily Harrop and Oriol Cardona Coll win sprint race at Milano Cortina 2026 skimo test event in Bormio |website=olympics.com |first=Alessandro |last=Poggi |date=22 February 2025 |access-date=29 December 2025}}</ref> She finished the season with seven wins out of seven races in the discipline, and won the sprint and overall World Cup crystal globe for the fourth consecutive season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/emily-harrop-milano-cortina-2026-stars-to-watch-winter-olympics-ski-mountaneering-skimo |title=Emily Harrop: All the stars of Milano Cortina 2026: who to follow in ski mountaineering |website=olympics.com |first=Benedetta |last=Acri |date=16 November 2025 |access-date=29 December 2025}}</ref>
In January 2026, Harrop was selected to represent France at the 2026 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-do-in-paris/sport-wellness/articles/340528-jo-de-hiver-2026-a-milan-cortina-voici-la-liste-complete-des-athletes-francais-qualifies-pour-les-jeux |title=Winter Olympics 2026 in Milan-Cortina: The Full List of Qualified French Athletes |website=sortiraparis.com |date=26 January 2026 |access-date=26 January 2026}}</ref> On 19 February 2026, she won a silver medal in the sprint race with a time of 3:02.15.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/winter-olympics-2026-ski-mountaineering-marianne-fatton-wins-skimo-first-olympic-gold-womens-sprint-milano-cortina-2026 |title=Winter Olympics 2026 ski mountaineering: Marianne Fatton wins Skimo’s first-ever Olympic gold in women’s sprint at Milano Cortina 2026 |website=olympics.com |first=Michael |last=Hincks |date=19 February 2026 |access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/jeux-olympiques/en-direct-jo-2026-les-bleus-prets-pour-le-frisson-du-ski-alpinisme-la-france-a-17-medailles-une-journaliste-ivre-a-l-antenne-suivez-la-journee-olympique-20260219 |title=JO 2026 : après l’argent d’Emily Harrop, Thibault Anselmet en bronze au ski-alpinisme, la France monte à 19 médailles |newspaper=Le Figaro |date=19 February 2026 |access-date=19 February 2026 |language=fr}}</ref> On 21 February 2026, she won a gold medal in the mixed relay, along with Anselmet, with a time of 26:57.44.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.beloitdailynews.com/sports/pro-sports/harrop-anselmet-combine-to-win-mixed-relay-for-france-as-part-of-ski-mountaineerings-olympic/article_8d804da8-c7f0-593e-9da5-9f8d570a12c3.html |title=Harrop, Anselmet combine to win mixed relay for France as part of ski mountaineering's Olympic debut |newspaper=Beloit Daily News |first=Pat |last=Graham |date=21 February 2026 |access-date=21 February 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{ISMF profile|emily-harrop}} * {{ISMF results|2031}} * {{SkiMo Stats}} * {{ITRA}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/40544 Emily Harrop] at Milano Cortina 2026 * {{Olympics.com|emily-harrop}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Team France|emily-harrop}} * {{Official website|https://en.emilyharrop.com/}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrop, Emily}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:French female ski mountaineers Category:French people of English descent Category:Sportspeople from Bourg-Saint-Maurice Category:World ski mountaineering champions Category:Université Savoie Mont Blanc alumni Category:Ski mountaineers at the 2026 Winter Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2026 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic medalists in ski mountaineering Category:Olympic gold medalists for France Category:Olympic silver medalists for France Category:Olympic ski mountaineers for France Category:21st-century French sportswomen