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.

TESERO, Italy (AP) — U.S. team skier Annika Malacinski attended the Nordic combined at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday to cheer for her younger brother. And protest. Annika came from her training base in Norway to watch brother Niklas finish 13th in his Olympic debut.

Norway's Jens Lurås Oftebro beat Austrian World Cup leader Johannes Lamparter again to complete a first Nordic combined large hill and normal hill events double at Winter Olympics on Tuesday. Oftebro attacked from a three-man leader group in one of the last uphills to beat Lamparter by 5.

Follow today's Winter Olympics medal events, results live. The women's figure skating short program takes center stage; hockey, curling also on tap.

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

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

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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.