Nordic Combined

The Nordic combined is a winter sport where competitors race in two different Nordic skiing disciplines: cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The competitions at Milano Cortina 2026 will consist of three men's events:

• Individual Gundersen NH small hill/10 km 
• Individual Gundersen LH large hill/10 km 
• Team Gundersen LH large hill/4x5 km race

'Gundersen’ refers to the ‘Gundersen method’, a scoring system for ski jumping developed by the Norwegian athlete Gunder Gundersen. The score for the ski jumping event is determined by the distance of the jump (2 points per metre for the small hill, 1.8 points per metre for the large hill) and style (formally scored from 1 to 20, but no style score is typically lower than 7). The starting order for the cross-country race is determined by the ski jumping results: the jump points are converted into time penalties. The conversion of points into time penalties depends on the type of race — for example, in the individual competition, 15 points = 1 minute. The winner of the jump starts first in the cross-country race. The first athlete to cross the finish line in the cross-country race is the winner of the competition.

In 2026, the Nordic combined races will be held in Val di Fiemme: cross-country skiing in Tesero and ski jumping in Predazzo.