Steamboat Olympian Niklas Malacinski Shines in Nordic Combined

Annika Malacinski Protests Women’s Exclusion from Winter Olympics Event as She Watches Her Brother Compete

Annika Malacinski supported her younger brother, Niklas Malacinski, during the Nordic Combined skiing event at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, Feb. 17. But at the event, she continued to protest against the International Olympic Committee's decision to exclude women from the sport.

Steamboat Olympian Niklas Malacinski shines in Nordic combined

Niklas Malacinski turned in his career-best result on the biggest stage Tuesday. The 23-year old Steamboat Springs born-and-raised athlete took 13th in the Individual Gundersen Large HIll/10K at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. He jumped 129.5 meters for a score of 129.9 points — the 12th-best jump of the day. Per Gundersen rules, his jump affects his starting position for the cross-country skiing portion of the race. As such he started 1 minu…

Yamamoto leads men's Olympic nordic combined

PREDAZZO, Italy: Japan’s Ryota Yamamoto holds an eight-second lead over Johannes Lamparter going into the cross-country ski, after posting the best score in the ski jump of the men’s nordic combined event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Tuesday.

Nordic combination: Austria on course for a medal after jumping

After the silver medal from Johannes Lamparter On the normal hill, Austria’s Nordic combined athletes are also on the large hill on course for a medal. The 24-year-old Lamparter took second place in ski jumping and goes into the cross-country skiing race eight seconds behind the leading Japanese Ryota Yamamoto. The Tyrolean was “satisfied” with […]