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.

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

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

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 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

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,

Female athletes competing in Nordic combined plan to stage a protest Friday over the lack of a women's event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are in full swing, with athletes from teams across the globe fighting for gold.

TESERO, Italy (AP) — Jens Luraas Oftebro of Norway overcame a 28-second time disadvantage to chase down a pack of skiers, narrowly avoided a costly crash and then slugged it out uphill in deep, slushy snow to hold off his chief rival to win the gold medal in the Nordic combined normal hill competition.