From early Nordic roots to modern specialists, trace the athletes, nations and innovations that shaped Nordic combined at the Winter Games.

Before ski jumping and cross-country skiing were contested as separate and individual events, Nordic combined was a popular competition at carnivals throughout Norway in the 1800s. Nordic combined is ...

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Before ski jumping and cross-country skiing were contested as separate and individual events, nordic combined was a popular competition at carnivals throughout Norway in the 1800s. Nordic combined is ...

Nordic combined was contested at the inaugural Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France, and has been a part of every Winter Olympics since then. It is one of six sports that has been on the program ...