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Norway’s Jens Luraas Oftebro wins 2nd gold in Nordic combined

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:05:35 +0000

TESERO, Italy (AP) — Norway’s Jens Luraas Oftebro turned on the afterburners and galloped uphill past his rivals on the…

Source: Wtop.com

Norway's Jens Luraas Oftebro wins 2nd gold in Nordic combined

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:45:38 +0000

Norway’s Jens Luraas Oftebro has won his second Nordic combined gold at the Milan Cortina Winter Games in the large hill... Read more...

Source: The Independent

Nordic combined: the Winter Olympics sport that bars women

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:53 +0000

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

Source: The Week

Annika Malacinski's emotional fight for women's inclusion in Nordic combined

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:28:00 +0000

U.S. Nordic combined athlete Annika Malacinski is leading the fight for gender equality at the Winter Olympics after women... Read more...

Source: The Independent

Female Nordic combined athletes plan protest over Olympic exclusion: 'It's so messed up'

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:48:02 +0000

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.

Source: FOXNews.com

What to know about Nordic combined and its Olympic future

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:11:32 +0000

Nordic combined, the only Olympic sport that bars women from competition, dates to the original Winter Games but may not…

Source: Wtop.com

Nordic combined, the only Winter Games sport without gender equity, faces shaky future at Olympics

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:04:01 +0000

Nordic combined has a rich history in the Olympics and potentially, a bleak future. Since the first Winter Games in…

Source: Wtop.com

U.S. Nordic combined program loses funding for training, leading to an effort to revive the sport

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 22:36:46 +0000

The United States Nordic combined program has lost funding for training and coaching, sending the men and women who compete... Read more...

Source: The Washington Times

Nordic combined star Jarl Magnus Riiber soaring and skiing toward finish in record-breaking season

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:00:06 +0000

Jarl Magnus Riiber might be the most dominant athlete in any sport right now. If Nordic combined wasn’t a niche…

Source: Wtop.com

IOC keeps women’s Nordic Combined out of 2026 Olympics

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:09:33 +0000

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC will not add a women’s Nordic Combined to the 2026 Winter Games, a decision…

Source: Wtop.com

Winter Olympics May Not Include Nordic Combined for First Time in 2026

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:31:09 +0000

Jasper Good (2), Jared Schumate (3) and Taylor Fletcher (4) compete during the cross-country stage of the Nordic... Read more...

Source: NBCwashington.com (sports)

Olympics-Nordic combined-Women at the 2026 Games is a “must-have” says Norway’s Bjoernstad

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 03:54:20 +0000

By Mitch Phillips ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Norway signed off another dominant display at the Olympic Games Nordic combined... Read more...

Source: Oann.com (One America News Network)

Norway edges Germany, Japan for Nordic combined gold

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:04:03 +0000

Norwegian skiers Espen Bjoernstad, Espen Anderson, Jens Luraas Oftebro and Joergen Graabak won gold in the team Gunderson... Read more...

Source: United Press International (UPI.com)

Olympics-Nordic combined-Norway cruise to relay gold

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 12:40:23 +0000

By Mitch Phillips ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -Joergen Graabak completed a wonderful personal week as he anchored Norway... Read more...

Source: Oann.com (One America News Network)

Norwegian skier misses out on gold medal at Beijing Olympics after 'silly mistake' in Nordic combined

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:47:36 +0000

Norwegian skier Jarl Magnus Riiber made a "silly mistake" that cost him an Olympic gold medal in Nordic combined.

Source: USA TODAY (sports)