Nordic combined

American  

noun

1. a competition for Nordic skiers comprising ski jumping and cross-country skiing events, the winner having the highest combined score.

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Example Sentences

Some 500 elite athletes from more than 40 countries will converge on the Callaghan Valley to compete in cross-country, ski jumping and Nordic combined.

From Seattle Times

Nordic combined is facing elimination.

From New York Times

Women's Nordic combined will not feature in the programme of the 2026 Milan and Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy because it lacks universality and the men's Olympic spot is also at risk due to low interest, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.

From Reuters

On Friday, the IOC said women’s Nordic combined hasn’t grown enough to justify adding the sport to for the Milan Cortina Games, putting the men’s event in peril as well, keeping it for one more Games because IOC officials felt it unfair to athletes preparing for 2026 to lose a shot at the Olympics less than four years away.

From Washington Post

The International Olympic Committee has decided to keep Nordic combined as part of the 2026 Winter Games, but officials also said the sport — long a staple of Winter Olympics, but one that never offered a women’s competition — may not have a future thereafter.

From Washington Post