Winter Olympics Adds Synchro Skating and Freeride for 2030 in French Alps. Nordic Combined Dropped
- The International Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday that the French Alps Winter Games will feature Freeride and Synchronized, while dropping Nordic combined from the 2030 program.
- Nordic, a staple since the inaugural Winter Games in Chamonix in 1924, was cut because it struggled to attract a modern audience and remained the only discipline restricted to men.
- Freeride involves athletes performing tricks on natural terrain, while Synchronized will debut in 2030 using the nine-member Synchro9 format.
- The 2030 Winter Games in the French Alps will be the first to achieve gender parity, with 3,046 participants expected across 126 events.
- Synchronized debuts as a female-only event at the 2028 Youth Winter Olympics in Italy, with future decisions pending regarding male participation in the French Alps.
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2030 Winter Olympics Axes Nordic Combined for Gender Equality
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has removed Nordic Combined from the program for the 2030 Winter Olympics, ending the sport’s uninterrupted presence at every Winter Games since the inaugural edition in 1924, as organizers continue their push toward gender equality at the Olympics. The event starts with a ski jump competition, the result of which determines the staggered starting order in the ensuing cross-country ski race. The decision…
Unfortunately, we will not see Nordic combined at the 2030 Olympics in the French Alps, but additional sets of medals will be awarded in ski jumping and biathlon.
One of the most traditional winter sports is on the run: Without the Olympic Games, the combiners lose promotion. The DSV defends itself, the DOSB does not.
At least not at the next, in 2030 on the French Alps: they will arrive synchronized skating and skiing and snowboarding freeride
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