Nordic combined crowned its first medalists on Wednesday as the fight over the sport's Olympic future rages on.
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
Norway's Jens Lurås Oftebro claimed gold in the Nordic combined skiing normal hill/10 kilometres event on Wednesday amid hopes of a good promotion of the endangered Olympic sport. Having started the cross country pursuit in seventh place after a morning ski jump,
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.
Then in the 10km race, Ben edged out Malacinski by less than one second to finish 17th overall in the Nordic Combined. Loomis’ time of 33-minutes, 38.4 seconds just ahead of Malacinski with 33-minutes, 39.1 seconds.
By Tommy Lund and Liz Hampton TESERO, Italy, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The head of world skiing's governing body on Wednesday vowed to fight for Nordic combined's place in future Olympics and emphasised the importance of including women as part of his strategy to expand the sport's reach.
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