“Women’s Nordic combined is developing little by little around the world and it’s only logical that women should be able to join the Olympic program too,” French skiing federation technical director Pierre Mignerey told the AP.
While the governing body could decide to give women a chance at Olympic gold in Nordic combined, it could also choose to eliminate the sport from the program in five years.
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) plans to apply for women’s Nordic combined to become an Olympic sport, but not until the summer of 2026.
Although the governing body in France is not going to call the shots, it is teaming up with FIS to publicly and privately push for women in Nordic combined to have their first opportunity to compete for Olympic gold in 2030.
The unique sport has tested the bravery and endurance of athletes in ski jumping and cross-country skiing since the first Winter Games in 1924.
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