It’s men only in Nordic combined at the Olympics for now
Associated PressLAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Like her brother, Annika Malacinski dreams of going to the Olympics in Nordic combined. Nordic combined, which combines ski jumping and cross-country skiing, is the only Olympic sport without gender equity: There is no women’s competition at the Games. “I’ll be surprised if we’re not able to bring them in, although you never know,” FIS Nordic combined race director Lasse Ottesen said recently in an interview with The Associated Press. “Gender equity is important for the IOC, and FIS, and by bringing Nordic combined in that would complete the program in the Olympics.” While the IOC will likely face another round of questions and criticism when the Games begin with women shut out in Nordic combined, the governing body is proud to point to improvements made toward gender equality. As much as I love Nordic combined, it’s absolutely awful having to fight with other girls on my side to get it out to the world how we are the only Olympic sport that doesn’t have both men and women in the games for no reason at all.” ___ Follow Larry Lage at https://twitter.com/larrylage ___ More AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/winter-olympics and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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