Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics

Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics
IOC CodeNCB
Governing bodyFIS
Events3 (men)
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.

Summary

Games Year Events Best Nation
1 1924 1  Norway (1)
2 1928 1  Norway (2)
3 1932 1  Norway (3)
4 1936 1  Norway (4)
5 1948 1  Finland (1)
6 1952 1  Norway (5)
7 1956 1  Norway (6)
8 1960 1  United Team of Germany (1)
9 1964 1  Norway (7)
10 1968 1  West Germany (1)
11 1972 1  East Germany (1)
12 1976 1  East Germany (2)
13 1980 1  East Germany (3)
Games Year Events Best Nation
14 1984 1  Norway (8)
15 1988 2  Switzerland (1)
16 1992 2  France (1)
17 1994 2  Norway (9)
18 1998 2  Norway (10)
19 2002 3  Finland (2)
20 2006 3  Austria (1)
21 2010 3  United States (1)
22 2014 3  Norway (11)
23 2018 3  Germany (1)
24 2022 3  Norway (12)
25 2026 3  Norway (13)

History

As with the ski jumping competitions, it is disputed whether the Olympic Games from 1924 to 1956 were held as normal hill or large hill competitions. At that time, the same hill (and therefore the same hill size) was used for the ski jumping competition and the Nordic combined competition.

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 × 10 km cross country relay started at the 1988 Winter Olympics, changing to the current 4 × 5 km cross-country relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The 7.5 km sprint event was added at the 2002 Winter Olympics. For the 2010 Winter Olympics, the 15 km Individual Gundersen which consisted of 2 jumps followed by 15 km cross country was replaced by a 10 km individual normal hill event which consists 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 was replaced by the 10 km individual large hill event.

Today the International Ski Federation sanction no women's competitions. Even though it was decided in early-November 2016 that women's competitions were to be established by the Olympic Winter Games in 2022,[1] nordic combined remains a men's only event as of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Events

Event 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Years
18 km individual • • • • • • 6
15 km individual • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14
Team • • • • • • • • • • 10
10 km individual normal hill • • •

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4
10 km individual large hill • • • • 4
7.5 km sprint • • 2
Total events 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3

Medal table

Main article: List of Olympic medalists in Nordic combined

Sources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics):[2]
Accurate as of 2026 Winter Olympics.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Norway1812838
2 Germany66416
3 Finland49417
4 Austria341219
5 East Germany3047
6 Japan2327
7 France2114
8 West Germany2103
9 United States1304
10 Switzerland1214
11 United Team of Germany1012
12 Soviet Union0123
13 Sweden0112
14 Italy0011
 Poland0011
 Russia0011
Totals (16 entries)434343129

Number of Nordic combined skiers by nation

Nation 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26 Years
 Australia 1 1
 Austria 1 3 4 4 4 3 1 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 21
 Belarus 1 2 1 3
 Bulgaria 1 1
 Canada 2 4 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 10
 Czech Republic 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 7
 Czechoslovakia 4 4 4 4 4 1 3 1 3 2 4 2 2 4 4 15
 East Germany 3 4 4 4 3 3 6
 Estonia 4 4 4 2 1 3 2 7
 Finland 2 2 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 22
 France 4 3 2 3 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 15
 Germany 5 4 2 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 11
 Great Britain 1 1
 Hungary 3 1 2 3
 Italy 1 3 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 5 4 5 4 17
 Japan 1 3 3 1 2 4 3 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 21
 Latvia 1 1
 Norway 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 23
 Olympic Athletes from Russia 1 1
 Poland 2 3 3 4 4 4 1 1 4 3 4 4 1 2 1 1 4 17
 Romania 1 1
 Russia 4 5 4 5 2 4 6
 Slovakia 3 1 2
 Slovenia 1 1 1 2 3 2 6
 South Korea 1 1
 Soviet Union 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 9
 Sweden 3 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 1 9
 Switzerland 4 4 3 3 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 1 1 20
 Ukraine 1 2 1 1 1 5
 Unified Team 4 1
 United Team of Germany 4 4 4 3
 United States 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 5 23
 West Germany 4 4 2 4 4 4 6
 Yugoslavia 4 1 1 1 4
Nations 9 14 10 16 13 11 12 13 11 13 14 14 9 11 13 12 16 14 14 15 14 15 16
Nordic combined skiers 30 35 33 51 39 25 36 33 32 41 40 34 31 28 44 46 53 53 54 59 54 55 55
Year 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 26

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.
  2. ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.

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