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IOC won't add women's Nordic combined for '26
The IOC will not add women's Nordic combined to the 2026 Winter Games, a decision that confirms skiing as the only Olympic sport lacking gender equality.
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Winter Olympics could drop Nordic combined
Nordic combined, which has been a part of the Winter Olympics since 1924, could be in danger of being dropped altogether for the 2026 Games.
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Norway wins gold in Nordic combined team event
Norway won Olympic gold in the Nordic combined team competition Thursday, overcoming the COVID-related absence of Jarl Magnus Riiber.
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Nordic combined superstar positive for COVID-19
Nordic combined superstar Eric Frenzel and teammate Terence Weber have tested positive for COVID-19 twice in Beijing, landing them in an isolation hotel.
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Skier: 'It's absurd' Nordic combined only for men
The IOC rejected an application in 2018 for women to participate in Nordic combined in Beijing. Annika Malacinski says it is absurd that men can fulfill their dreams in the sport while women have to wait at least until the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Nordic Combined
Nordic champ Watabe wins 7th event of season
Overall winner Akito Watabe claimed his seventh World Cup win of the season in Nordic combined skiing Saturday.
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Germany wins gold medal in Nordic combined
Germany won the gold medal in Nordic combined.
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Rydzek tops German sweep in Nordic combined
Johannes Rydzek wins the Nordic combined large hill gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics, leading a German sweep of the podium.
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Frenzel rallies, defends gold in Nordic combined
Germany's Eric Frenzel erased 38 seconds after the ski jumping stage of the Nordic combined and surged ahead in the 10-kilometer cross-country race to defend his gold medal in the event.
Skiing
Watabe wins 4th straight Nordic combined event
Akito Watabe of Japan won his fourth straight Nordic combined World Cup event on Saturday to enhance his position as a gold medal contender at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Olympic Sports
Fletcher earns Games spot in Nordic combined
Bryan Fletcher qualified for his second consecutive Olympic team in Nordic combined after rallying for a victory at the U.S. trials Saturday.
Olympic Sports
Lamy-Chappuis injures leg, may miss Olympics
Former Olympic Nordic combined champion Jason Lamy-Chappuis has a right leg injury that could jeopardize his participation at the Pyeongchang Games.
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U.S. skiers take 2 medals at Nordic worlds
Charlotte Kalla gave host Sweden its first gold medals of the Nordic skiing world championships by winning the women's 10-kilometer freestyle race Wednesday, while American teammates Jessie Diggins and Caitlin Gregg surprisingly took silver and bronze.
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ESPN.com: Our most memorable moments from the Sochi Olympics
From big upsets in hockey to I-Pod's breakthrough to a local joint that make made us feel at home, our Sochi staff shares its most memorable moments from the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Forrest: Did Sochi Olympics accomplish what Putin, country wanted?
As the Sochi Olympics come to a close, Brett Forrest examines whether the event lived up to its billing for Russia now, and beyond.
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Norway erases deficit for Nordic combined gold
Cross-country ski specialist Magnus Moan made up a 25-second deficit on the first leg and Norway outdueled Germany and defending champion Austria to win Olympic gold in the Nordic combined team event Thursday.
Olympic Sports
Ski jump training canceled for Nordic combined
Ski jump training for the Nordic combined large hill team event at the Olympics was canceled Wednesday because of the condition of the landing area following a steady, daylong rain.
Olympics - Alpine Skiing
Forrest: Caution in the air for Russian fans as Olympics continue
For Russians, the Olympics have not been a thrill -- they're from here. It may explain why the country's mood, especially in Sochi, has been generally subdued so far.
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Norway finishes 1-2 in Nordic combined large hill
Joergen Graabak broke away from a five-man group with about 100 meters left in the cross-country race to give Norway a one-two finish in the Nordic combined large hill event Tuesday at the Sochi Olympics.
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Japanese Nordic combined jumper Kato injured
Taihei Kato of Japan broke his left arm Tuesday when he fell hard while landing during the ski jumping component of the Nordic combined large hill event at the Sochi Olympics.
Olympic Sports
Frenzel to try for second gold despite virus
Normal hill gold-medal winner Eric Frenzel of Germany will start Tuesday's Nordic combined large hill final despite a virus.
Olympics - Alpine Skiing
Forrest: Finding the meaning of hockey in central Sochi
You don't have to go far to find locals in Sochi who are quick to tell you how important hockey is to the country. Brett Forrest found one local hangout where nerves were rattled during Team Russia's men's hockey opener.
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Germany's Frenzel wins gold in Nordic combined
Eric Frenzel of Germany led after ski jumping and then powered home on the cross-country course to win the gold medal Wednesday in the Nordic combined individual normal hill at the Sochi Olympics.
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Viewer's guide: What's on our radar for Sochi Olympics
A look at some of the events on our radar at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Olympics - Alpine Skiing
Forrest: Russia 'comparisons' not fair representation of country
Since it won the Olympic bid, all Russia wanted was a chance to show that it was a modern, forward-looking country. Over the next two weeks, it will have this chance.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 37NOR
- 32ROC
- 27GER
Individual Medal Leaders
NOR | 16 |
GER | 12 |
CHN | 9 |
ROC | 12 |
GER | 10 |
USA | 10 |
ROC | 14 |
CAN | 14 |
NOR | 13 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 5Bø
- 5Bolshunov
- 5Roeiseland
Individual Medal Leaders
Bø | 4 |
Bolshunov | 3 |
Roeiseland | 3 |
Fillon Maillet | 3 |
Takagi | 3 |
Minjeong | 2 |
Latypov | 3 |
Roeiseland | 2 |
Liu | 2 |
Olympics News
Simone Biles including male gymnasts in post-Olympic tour
Gymnastics star Simone Biles is taking her show on the road following the Paris Olympics, headlining the "Gold Over America Tour" this fall. Biles invited men to participate this time around, saying she wanted her second tour to be more inclusive.
U.S. athletes' rep: WADA must repair trust after China case
Some athletes have lost trust in the World Anti-Doping Agency over the body's handling of failed drug tests in Chinese swimming, according to Team USA Athletes' Commission executive director Elizabeth Ramsey.
Tony Parker helps kick off flame's Marseille to Paris journey
Torchbearers, including NBA Hall of Famer Tony Parker, carried the Olympic flame through the streets of France's southern port city of Marseille on Thursday, a day after it arrived on a majestic three-mast ship for a welcoming ceremony.
Paralympic fencer loses medals, gear in Brazilian floods
Vanderson Chaves has faced many challenges in more than a decade as a Paralympic fencer, but none as fearsome as the massive floods in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state.
Shoma Uno, 2-time world champ, retiring from figure skating
Japan's Shoma Uno, a two-time world champion who won the silver medal at the 2018 Winter Games, announced on social media that he is retiring from figure skating.
Summer McIntosh opts out; Katie Ledecky's 800m gold odds boosted
Canadian wunderkind Summer McIntosh has opted out of the 800 meter freestyle at Olympic trials, boosting Katie Ledecky's chances of another gold.