Nordic combined is the only Olympic sport that doesn't allow women to compete, despite athletes' efforts to change that. They say their odds for 2030 hinge on people watching men's events this week.

When organizers describe the 2026 Winter Olympics as the most gender-balanced in history, there is one glaring exception: Nordic combined. The discipline — which merges ski jumping with a 10-kilometer cross-country race — remains closed to women at the Olympic level,

Nordic combined is the only Olympic sport at Milan-Cortina that does not have a women's event. BBC Sport takes a look at why.

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

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Nordic combined is an aptly named winter sport in which competitors race in two different Nordic skiing disciplines: cross-country skiing and ski jumping.

Veteran Nordic combined skier Akito Watabe is content to savour the moment at his sixth Winter Olympics, even without a medal, as he prepares to bring one of the longest careers in the sport to a close.

Female athletes excluded from participation in demanding double-discipline events at Milano-Cortina

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has explained why women are banned from competing in Nordic combined at the 2026 Winter Olympics.