New to Nordic combined? Get the essentials on the only Olympic sport that merges ski jumping and cross‑country skiing — events, how points and time gaps are calculated, and what to watch for at Milan Cortina 2026.

US Nordic combined athlete Annika Malacinski has issued an Instagram following the IOC's decision to ban women from Winter Olympics sport.

Nordic combined crowned its first medalists on Wednesday as the fight over the sport's Olympic future rages on.

Austrian Johannes Lamparter and brother duos Jens and Einaar Luraas Oftebro of Norway and Thomas and Stefan Rettenegger of Austria headline Nordic combined podium contenders at Milan Cortina 2026.

The 2026 Winter Olympics has been called the most equal Games in terms of gender parity. But there’s still one sport excluding women: Nordic combined.

The sport has been a part of the Olympics since the first Winter Games in 1924. It’s a combination of the two main Nordic events: cross-country skiing and ski jumping. Athletes jump from massive hills and earn points for distance and style, then race cross-country to the finish line.

One of the six sports contested at the first Winter Games in 1924, Nordic combined combines ski jumping with a cross-country race. Athletes first compete in ski jumping, on a normal or large hill, and then race a cross-country course to determine the winner.

PREDAZZO, Italy (AP) — Lauren Wilson arrived at the Nordic combined event Wednesday at the Milan Cortina Olympics looking like a star-spangled sports super fan, decked out in red, white and blue USA hat,