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Armbruster Condemns IOC After Women’s Nordic Combined Left Out of 2026 Olympics

The 19-year-old World Cup champion says the decision shows women still lack equal footing.

Overview

  • Women’s Nordic combined will not be on the Milan–Cortina 2026 program, making it the only sport there without a women’s event.
  • The IOC cites insufficient professionalization and low viewership for the women’s discipline as reasons for exclusion.
  • Nathalie Armbruster expects to miss the Games and says she will be watching from home in February.
  • Armbruster won last season’s overall World Cup, took the Seefeld Triple, and earned world championship silver, including in the mixed team in Trondheim.
  • The sport’s Olympic future will be reviewed after 2026, and athletes are campaigning for inclusion at the 2030 Winter Games.