Overview
- Women’s Nordic combined will not be on the program at the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, making it the only sport there without female competitors.
- The IOC cites insufficient professionalization and low viewing figures for the women’s events as the basis for its decision.
- The International Ski Federation counters that athlete participation and the number of competing nations have been rising.
- Germany’s Nathalie Armbruster, last season’s overall World Cup winner, called the situation “a huge disgrace” and said it “really, really hurts.”
- A decision on whether Nordic combined is included in the 2030 Winter Olympics will be made after the 2026 Games, while the women’s World Cup season opens in Trondheim on December 5.