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.

By Tommy Lund and Liz Hampton TESERO, Italy, Feb 16 (Reuters) - 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.

Nordic combined, one of the oldest Winter Olympic sports, is facing an uncertain future. It may not survive beyond the Milan Cortina Winter Games. The sport is unique because it is the only Olympic event that does not allow women to compete.

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.