Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first ever Winter Olympics in 1924, while the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup has been held since 1983. Many Nordic combined competitions use the Gundersen method, where placement in the ski jumping segment results in time (dis)advantages added to the contestant’s total in the cross-country skiing segment (e.g. the ski jumping winner starts the cross-country skiing race at 00:00:00 while the one with the lowest jumping score starts with the longest time penalty).
It’s one of the original sports of the Winter Olympics but also one of the least well-known. ‘Nordic Combined’ attracts athletes with a special combination of skills who can both ski-jump and cross-country ski. CGTN’s Caroline Malone shared this report from Lake Placid, New York.
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