Nordic combined has been part of every Winter Games program since 1924, but it’s facing existential questions stemming from participation numbers and gender equity.

Female athletes competing in Nordic combined plan to stage a protest Friday over the lack of a women's event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.

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MILAN, Italy (AP) — Annika Malacinski remembers the moment the door to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics was slammed shut. On a flight from Munich to Denver, she bought airplane Wi-Fi to join a conference call with the International Olympic Committee,

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Nordic combined, one of the oldest Winter Olympic sports, is facing an uncertain future. It may not survive beyond the Milan Cortina Winter Games. The sport is unique because it is the only Olympic event that does not allow women to compete.

By Tommy Lund and Liz Hampton Jan 29 (Reuters) - Nordic combined has reached a critical juncture ahead of the Milano Cortina Games, with U.S. athlete Annika Malacinski among those leading a push to draw attention to the sport’s uncertain future as women remain excluded from the Olympic programme.

Nordic combined in the Olympics isn’t as simple as a debate over the inclusion of a gender. The sport could be cut from the program all together.

In January 2026, during official Nordic Combined World Cup events held in Central Europe —with visible actions in venues such as Seefeld, Austria, and

By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The world's best female Nordic combined athletes will stage a protest about their exclusion from the Winter Olympics at their final competition ahead of the 2026 Games in Milano Cortina,