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.

Nordic combined is an aptly named winter sport in which competitors race in two different Nordic skiing disciplines: cross-country skiing and ski jumping.

The 2026 Winter Olympics has been called the most equal Games in terms of gender parity. But there’s still one sport excluding women: Nordic combined.

Nordic combined faces Olympic elimination after 102 years. The sport excludes women, leaving athletes like Alexa Brabec fighting for inclusion.

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

Norway's Jens Lurås Oftebro claimed gold in the Nordic combined skiing normal hill/10 kilometres event on Wednesday amid hopes of a good promotion of the endangered Olympic sport. Having started the cross country pursuit in seventh place after a morning ski jump,

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.

Estonian skier Kristjan Ilves came sixth overall in the Nordic Combined event at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, though was in the lead after the initial ski jumping round.

The Winter Olympics bring sports we barely see outside of these few weeks. Many of them look exciting. Some of them look like a bad idea for normal people. A lot of these events mix speed, ice, height,