Olympia soon without a German parade discipline?

Second in all-time leaderboard

Created: 06/15/2022 05:36

By: Stefan Schmid

The IOC is redefining the disciplines for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina.

This could lead to a painful deletion.

Munich - On June 24th, those responsible for the Olympic Committee will meet to discuss the disciplines in which the competitors will compete at the upcoming Winter Games.

Actually, the women's Nordic combined should be included at this meeting.

Now the entire winter sport is threatened with cancellation.

Nordic Combined - On the way to equality

For years, the International Ski Federation (FIS) has been pursuing the goal of having a men's and women's competition in every sport at the Winter Games.

This is also the case with Nordic combined, which was the only discipline at the 2022 Olympics that was only performed by men.

With less success than usual, also because of the drama surrounding Eric Frenzel.

As reported by the

and

, among others , it has now looked as if the wish of the FIS will come true for a long time.

The conditions for the inclusion of the women's competition were met and the approval of the IOC seemed only a formality.

But apparently the Olympic decision-makers have doubts about the economic benefit of the combined athletes.

Nordic Combined - The entire competition is threatened with cancellation

That's why it's now: hop or top.

Due to the self-imposed principle of equality, the IOC must offer the discipline to all genders if the preconditions are met.

If you want to remain true to your ideals but not include the women's discipline, there is only one way to equal rights: removing the entire competition from the Winter Games portfolio.

A heavy blow for the German combined athletes around the old master Eric Frenzel.

With 27 medals, Germany is in second place in the all-time medal table, just behind Norway.

According to a report by the

specialist portal, the threat of abolition has already provoked counter-protest.

A petition for the inclusion of the women's competition, and thus the preservation of the discipline at the Olympics as a whole, was started.

More than 6,300 signatures have already been collected.