IOC removes Nordic combined from the Olympic programme, archive images

Jul 8, 2026

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OLYMPICS - Winter Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS Milano Cortina 2026 TESERO,ITALY,21.FEB.26 - OLYMPICS, NORDIC SKIING, NORDIC COMBINED, CROSS COUNTRY - Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, 50km, mass start, classic, men. Image shows Jakob Elias Moch (GER), Beda Klee and Nicola Wigger (SUI). GEPAxpictures xMatthiasxTrinkl
OLYMPICS - Winter Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS Milano Cortina 2026 TESERO,ITALY,19.FEB.26 - OLYMPICS, NORDIC SKIING, NORDIC COMBINED, CROSS COUNTRY - Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, team sprint, 2x7.5km. Image shows Johannes Rydzek (GER). GEPAxpictures xMatthiasxTrinkl
OLYMPICS - Winter Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS Milano Cortina 2026 TESERO,ITALY,19.FEB.26 - OLYMPICS, NORDIC SKIING, NORDIC COMBINED, CROSS COUNTRY - Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, team sprint, 2x7.5km. Image shows Vinzenz Geiger (GER). GEPAxpictures xMatthiasxTrinkl
Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Nordic Combined Team Sprint on 19 02 2026 at the Tesero Cross Country Skiing Stadium in Cortina d™Ampezzo Symbol image Symbol photo Olympic rings xMSx
Wild Hunt Johannes LAMPARTER AUT , 2 place, 2nd place, ahead of Jens Luraas OFTEBRO NOR , 1 place, 1st place, winner, winner, Olympic Champion 10 km cross-country skiing Nordic Combined Olympic Winter Games 2026 17 2 2026, in Tesero Cross Country Stadium, Italy Source Copyright Credit Oryk HAIST xOLY-NCB04x
OLYMPICS - Winter Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS Milano Cortina 2026 PREDAZZO,ITALY,17.FEB.26 - OLYMPICS, NORDIC SKIING, NORDIC COMBINED - Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, large hill, 10km Gundersen, medal photo shoot. Image shows a feature of the silver medals. GEPAxpictures xMatthiasxTrinkl
OLYMPICS - Winter Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS Milano Cortina 2026 PREDAZZO,ITALY,15.FEB.26 - OLYMPICS, NORDIC SKIING, NORDIC COMBINED, Ski jumping, Skispringen, Ski, nordisch - Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, large hill, training. Image shows Johannes Rydzek (GER). GEPAxpictures xOliverxLerch
GEIGER Vinzenz Germany , ITA, Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, Olympic Games, Nordic Combined 10 km Gundersen, Ski Jumping Normal Hill, 11 02 2026 ITA, Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, Olympic Games, Nordic Combined 10 km Gundersen, 11 02 2026 Predazzo Copyright: xEibner-Pressefoto Memmlerx EP_MMR
GEIGER Vinzenz Team GER Ski Jumping Nordic Combined in Predazzo Olympics Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milan Cortina 06 22 February 2026 in Italy on 11 02 2026 in Predazzo Copyright: xx
Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen Normal Hill 10km on 11 02 2026 at the Tesero Cross Country Skiing Stadium in Cortina d™Ampezzo Jens Luraas Oftebro Norway wins the gold medal xMSx
Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen Normal Hill 10km on 11 02 2026 at the Tesero Cross Country Skiing Stadium in Cortina d™Ampezzo Jens Luraas Oftebro Norway wins the gold medal xMSx
RYDZEK Johannes Team GER Cross-country skiing 10km Nordic combined in Tesero Olympics Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milan Cortina 06 22 February 2026 in Italy on 11 02 2026 in Predazzo Copyright: xx
OLYMPICS - Winter Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS Milano Cortina 2026 TESERO,ITALY,11.FEB.26 - OLYMPICS, NORDIC SKIING, NORDIC COMBINED, CROSS COUNTRY - Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, 10km Gundersen, men. Image shows Jens Luraas Oftebro (NOR), Eero Hirvonen (FIN), Johannes Lamparter (AUT), Ilkka Herola (FIN), Vinzenz Geiger (GER) and Stefan Rettenegger (AUT). GEPAxpictures xMatthiasxTrinkl
OLYMPICS - Winter Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS Milano Cortina 2026 VAL DI FIEMME,ITALY,09.FEB.26 - OLYMPICS, NORDIC SKIING, NORDIC COMBINED, Ski jumping, Skispringen, Ski, nordisch Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, normal hill, training, men. Image shows Einar Luraas Oftebro (NOR). GEPAxpictures xOliverxLerch
FIS NORDIC COMBINED WORLD CUP, Nordic Combined World Cup, Nordic Triple, Seefeld, cross-country skiing, women ARMBRUSTER Nathalie GER Head, upper body
Nathalie ARMBRUSTER SV SZ Kniebis Nordic combined, womens cross-country skiing Seefeltd Triple and Nordic Combined World Cup, Individual Gundersen Normal Hill, 2025 2026 season, on 1 02 2026 in Seefeld, Austria Source Copyright Credit Oryk HAIST xNOK-SEEFELDx
ARMBRUSTER Nathalie Germany , AUT, FIS Viessmann Nordic Combined World Cup, Seefeld Triple, 5 km cross-country skiing women, Compact Race, season 2025 2026, 31 01 2026 AUT, FIS Viessmann Nordic Combined World Cup, Seefeld Triple, season 2025 2026, 31 01 2026 Seefeld Copyright: xEibner-Pressefoto Memmlerx EP_MMR
NORDIC COMBINATION WORLD CUP 2026 FOR EDITORIAL PURPOSES ONLY p 17 01 2026 Oberhof World Cup 2026 Nordic Combined in Oberhof Nordic Combined Cross Country Women 5 km In photo Nathalie Armbruster 4 GER, SV SZ Kniebis 1928 e V Germany Thueringen Oberhof Copyright SaschaxFromm Copyright: SaschaxFromm doc846i96vtq5z3bjnm1scs ,EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: SaschaxFromm
(220218) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 18, 2022 -- Silver medalists of Germany pose during the awarding ceremony of nordic combined team gundersen large hill 4x5km at Zhangjiakou Medals Plaza of the Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, north China s Hebei Province, Feb. 18, 2022. ) (BEIJING2022)CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC Winter games, Winterspiele,Spiele, Summer games AWARDING CEREMONY-NORDIC COMBINED (CN) ZhuxZheng
(220217) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 17, 2022 -- Espen Andersen of Norway competes during Ski jumping, Skispringen, Ski, nordisch competition round of nordic combined team gundersen large hill 4x5km at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China s Hebei Province, Feb. 17, 2022. ) (BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC Winter games, Winterspiele,Spiele, Summer games NORDIC COMBINED (CN) JiangxKehong
OLYMPICS - Winter Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS Beijing 2022 ZHANGJIAKOU,CHINA,17.FEB.22 - OLYMPICS, NORDIC SKIING, NORDIC COMBINED, CROSS COUNTRY - Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022, 4x5km, team event. Image shows Yoshito Watabe (JPN), Manuel Faisst (GER) and Franz-Josef Rehrl (AUT). GEPAxpictures xPatrickxSteiner
Sport Bilder des Tages (L to R) Yoshito Watabe, Hideaki Nagai, Akito Watabe, Ryota Yamamoto (JPN), FEBRUARY 17, 2022 - Nordic Combined : Team LH 45km Flower Ceremony during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter games, Winterspiele,Spiele, Summer games at National Cross-Country Centre in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China. (180990711)
China Olympics 2022 Nordic Combined Team 8118374 17.02.2022 Germany s Eric Frenzel competes in the cross-country race of the nordic combined men s team large hill 4x5 km event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS at the National Ski jumping, Skispringen, Ski, nordisch Centre in Zhangjiakou, China. Alexey Filippov Sputnik Zhangjiakou China Copyright: xAlexeyxFilippovx
Bilder des Jahres 2022, Sport 02 Februar Sport Themen der Woche KW06 Sport Bilder des Tages OLYMPICS - Winter Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS Beijing 2022 ZHANGJIAKOU,CHINA,09.FEB.22 - OLYMPICS, NORDIC SKIING, NORDIC COMBINED, CROSS COUNTRY - Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022, 10km Gundersen, men. Image shows the rejoicing of Vinzenz Geiger (GER). GEPAxpictures xPatrickxSteiner
Eric FRENZEL GER is the most successful German masculine athlete with two gold medals and a bronze medal medal Nordic Combined Team Gundersen LH 4x5km Nordic Combined Team Relay Victory Ceremony PyeongChang Olympic Medals Plaza on 23 02 2018 2018 2018 Olympic Winter Olympics from 09 02 25 02 2018 in PyeongChang South Korea
Vinzenz GEIGER Fabian RIESSLE Eric FRENZEL Johannes RYDZEK All GER with Gold Medals Medals Olympic Champion Olympic Champion Nordic Combined Team Gundersen LH 4x5km Nordic Combined Team Relay Victory Ceremony PyeongChang Olympic Medals Plaza on 23 02 2018 2018 2018 Olympic Winter Games 09 02 25 02 2018 in PyeongChang South Korea
Pyeongchang Olympics German Nordic combined skiers celebrate on the podium after winning the team event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 22, 2018.
Final runner Johannes RYDZEK GER runs with the Germany flag Flag finish Target Finish Action 1 place Olympic champion Winner Winner winner Olympic Champion Cheers Joy Enthusiasm Emotion Cheer Cheers Nordic Combined Team Gundersen LH 4x5 km Nordic Combined Team Relay Alpensia Ski Cross Center 2018 Winter Olympics from 09 02 25 02 2018 in PyeongChang South Korea
Finish by left front Johannes RYDZEK GER 1 place Olympic winner winner winner behind Fabian RIESSLE GER 2 place Eric FRENZEL GER 3 place action German target Sprint Nordic combined of large hill men s cross-country large hill Nordic combined IND Gund LH 10 km Cross country 20 02 2018 Alpensia cross country skiing centre at the Winter Olympics 2018 from 09 02 25 02 2018 in PyeongChang Korea Â
General feature edge motif precursor Pulk runner field on the cross-country skiing Nordic combined of men Nordic combined IND Gund NH route 10 km cross country on 14 02 2018 Alpensia cross country skiing centre at the Winter Olympics 2018 from 09 02 25 02 in PyeongChang 2018 South Korea
Bjoern KIRCHEISEN, Björn, (GER),Aktion,Sprung, 2. Platz, Silber, Silbermedaille, Silbermedaillengewinner, Nordische Kombination, Team, Team Gundersen LH 4x5 km, Cross-Country, Large Hill, Grossschanze, Springen, 20.02.2014, Russki Gorki Ski Jumping Center. XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014, vom 07.02. - 23.02.2014 in Sotschi Russland.
Feb. 20, 2014 - Sochi, Russia - Bjoern Kircheisen (GER) competes in the Nordic Combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Kircheisen won a silver medal in the event. Men s Nordic Combined - Sochi 2014 - ZUMAw10
Team NOR, Norwegen, 1. Platz, Goldmedaillengewinner, Gold, Goldmedaille, Olympiasieger, mit Magnus Hovdal MOAN, Haavard KLEMETSEN, Magnus KROG und Jörgen GRAABAK, Jubel, jubelt, Freude, Begeisterung, Emotion, jubeln, cheers, Nordische Kombination, Team, Team Gundersen LH 4x5 km, Cross-Country, Large Hill, Grossschanze, Siegerehrung, Medal Ceremony, Medal Plaza am 20.02.2014. XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014, vom 07.02. - 23.02.2014 in Sotschi Russland.
Sotschi , 20.02.2014 , Skisprungkomplex RusSki , Nordische Kombination Teamwettbewerb 4x5km im Bild: Gold für Magnus Hovdal Moan (Norwegen), Haavard Klemetsen (Norwegen), Magnus Krog (Norwegen) und Jörgen Graabak (Norwegen)

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OLYMPICS - Winter Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS Milano Cortina 2026 TESERO,ITALY,19.FEB.26 - OLYMPICS, NORDIC SKIING, NORDIC COMBINED, CROSS COUNTRY - Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, team sprint, 2x7.5km. Image shows Johannes Rydzek (GER). GEPAxpictures xMatthiasxTrinkl

OLYMPICS - Winter Olympic Games, Olympische Spiele, Olympia, OS Milano Cortina 2026 TESERO,ITALY,19.FEB.26 - OLYMPICS, NORDIC SKIING, NORDIC COMBINED, CROSS COUNTRY - Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, team sprint, 2x7.5km. Image shows Vinzenz Geiger (GER). GEPAxpictures xMatthiasxTrinkl

Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Nordic Combined Team Sprint on 19 02 2026 at the Tesero Cross Country Skiing Stadium in Cortina d™Ampezzo Symbol image Symbol photo Olympic rings xMSx

GEIGER Vinzenz Team GER Ski Jumping Nordic Combined in Predazzo Olympics Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milan Cortina 06 22 February 2026 in Italy on 11 02 2026 in Predazzo Copyright: xx

Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen Normal Hill 10km on 11 02 2026 at the Tesero Cross Country Skiing Stadium in Cortina d™Ampezzo Jens Luraas Oftebro Norway wins the gold medal xMSx

Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen Normal Hill 10km on 11 02 2026 at the Tesero Cross Country Skiing Stadium in Cortina d™Ampezzo Jens Luraas Oftebro Norway wins the gold medal xMSx

RYDZEK Johannes Team GER Cross-country skiing 10km Nordic combined in Tesero Olympics Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milan Cortina 06 22 February 2026 in Italy on 11 02 2026 in Predazzo Copyright: xx

FIS NORDIC COMBINED WORLD CUP, Nordic Combined World Cup, Nordic Triple, Seefeld, cross-country skiing, women ARMBRUSTER Nathalie GER Head, upper body

Nathalie ARMBRUSTER SV SZ Kniebis Nordic combined, womens cross-country skiing Seefeltd Triple and Nordic Combined World Cup, Individual Gundersen Normal Hill, 2025 2026 season, on 1 02 2026 in Seefeld, Austria Source Copyright Credit Oryk HAIST xNOK-SEEFELDx

Pyeongchang Olympics German Nordic combined skiers celebrate on the podium after winning the team event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Feb. 22, 2018.

General feature edge motif precursor Pulk runner field on the cross-country skiing Nordic combined of men Nordic combined IND Gund NH route 10 km cross country on 14 02 2018 Alpensia cross country skiing centre at the Winter Olympics 2018 from 09 02 25 02 in PyeongChang 2018 South Korea

Feb. 20, 2014 - Sochi, Russia - Bjoern Kircheisen (GER) competes in the Nordic Combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Kircheisen won a silver medal in the event. Men s Nordic Combined - Sochi 2014 - ZUMAw10

Sotschi , 20.02.2014 , Skisprungkomplex RusSki , Nordische Kombination Teamwettbewerb 4x5km im Bild: Gold für Magnus Hovdal Moan (Norwegen), Haavard Klemetsen (Norwegen), Magnus Krog (Norwegen) und Jörgen Graabak (Norwegen)