Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics

The Nordic combined events have been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since 1924. The first competition involved 18 km cross-country skiing, followed by ski jumping.

Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics
Governing bodyFIS
Events3 (men)
Games

History

Whoever earned the most points from both competitions won the event. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, the ski jumping was held first, followed by 18 km cross-country skiing. The cross-country skiing portion was reduced to 15 km at the 1956 Winter Olympics. The ski jumping styles would change over the years as well, from the Kongsberger technique after World War I to the Daescher technique in the 1950s to the current V-style from 1985 onwards.

The cross-country skiing technique would switch from classical to freestyle for all competitions beginning in 1985. At the 1988 Winter Olympics the Gundersen method was adopted, meaning the 15 km cross country portion would go from an interval start race to a pursuit race, so that whoever crossed the finish line first won the event.

The team event with a 3 x 10 km cross country relay started at the 1988 Winter Olympics, changing to the current 4 x 5 km cross-country relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The 7.5 km sprint event was added at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Nordic combined remains a men's only event as of the 2010 Winter Olympics. For the 2010 Winter Games, the 15 km Individual Gundersen which consisted of 2 jumps from the normal hill followed by 15 km cross country will be replaced by a 10 km individual normal hill event which will consist of one jump from the individual normal hill following by 10 km of cross country using the Gundersen system while the 7.5 km sprint will be replaced by the 10 km individual large hill event.

Today the International Ski Federation sanction no women's competitions. However it was decided in early-November 2016 that women's competitions were to be established at the Olympic Winter Games in 2022.[1]

Events

Event2428323648525660646872768084889294980206101418Years
15 km individual normal hill20
10 km individual normal hill3
Team normal hill 9
10 km individual large hill3
7.5 km sprint large hill2
Total events11111111111111222233333

Medal table

Updated after 2018 Winter Olympics.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway (NOR)1310831
2 Germany (GER)55414
3 Finland (FIN)48214
4 Austria (AUT)321015
5 East Germany (GDR)3047
6 Japan (JPN)2305
7 France (FRA)2114
8 West Germany (FRG)2103
9 United States (USA)1304
10 Switzerland (SUI)1214
11 United Team of Germany (EUA)1012
12 Soviet Union (URS)0123
13 Sweden (SWE)0112
14 Italy (ITA)0011
 Poland (POL)0011
 Russia (RUS)0011
Totals (16 nations)373737111

Number of Nordic combined skiers by nation

Nation2428323648525660646872768084889294980206101418Years
 Australia (AUS)11
 Austria (AUT)13443314311144445455521
 Belarus (BLR)1213
 Bulgaria (BUL)11
 Canada (CAN)2441112112111
 Czech Republic (CZE)45554447
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)44444331324224415
 East Germany (GDR)3444346
 Estonia (EST)44421327
 Finland (FIN)224433443344344445554522
 France (FRA)43231134444455515
 Germany (GER)5444456555511
 Great Britain (GBR)11
 Hungary (HUN)312
 Italy (ITA)1323331222231545417
 Japan (JPN)13322434424234455555521
 Latvia (LAT)11
 Norway (NOR)4444444444444444455455523
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)11
 Poland (POL)23344441143441211418
 Russia (RUS)4545246
 Slovakia (SVK)312
 Slovenia (SLO)1113326
 South Korea (KOR)11
 Soviet Union (URS)444344334410
 Sweden (SWE)3123311219
 Switzerland (SUI)443341112144446551119
 Ukraine (UKR)121115
 Unified Team (EUN)41
 United Team of Germany (EUA)4443
 United States (USA)4344444434434344444654523
 West Germany (FRG)4234436
 Yugoslavia (YUG)41114
Nations91410161311121311131414911131216141415141516
Nordic combined skiers3035335139253633324140343128444653535459545555
Year2428323648525660646872768084889294980206101418

See also

References

  1. "Decisions of the Autumn 2016 FIS Council Meeting". International Ski Federation. 5 November 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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