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Nordic Combined

Nordic combined links ski jumping and cross-country skiing. Jump points are converted into start gaps for the cross-country pursuit; the athlete leading legally after jump and ski race wins.

LevelVariant FamilyWinter Sport CategoryWinter sport

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Classification

Category Winter sport

Family Winter Sport

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Combination of ski jumping and cross-country pursuit race using point-to-time conversion.

Geeignet für Suitable for long-term winter-sport athletes with access to hill, ski trail and club structure.

Cost Cross-country base and ski club first; ski jumping only through coach, small hill and progression. Cross-country and jumping equipment, helmet, hill, ski trail, club coaching, winter venue, travel and federation pathway. Ski club with Nordic-combined programme, jumping hill, cross-country club or national ski federation. Always describe jump scoring and cro…

First progress Cross-country progress comes faster; safe jump progression needs extensive coached training.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

jumping equipment
cross-country equipment
helmet
hill
ski trail
coach
club

First steps

find ski club
build cross-country technique
learn small hill with coach
watch combined formats
plan competition pathway later

Ski club, Nordic combined programme, U.S. Ski/FIS-adjacent club finder, jump centre or cross-country club with jump offer.

Jump only with coach, suitable hill, helmet, approval and staged progression.

Weitere Angaben

Tags nordic-combined, winter-sport, wintersport, nordische-kombination

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Win legally through the best combined jump and cross-country performance or pursuit finish.

Teilnehmer

athletes individually or teams.

Teamgröße

individual; team by event.

Spielfeld

jumping hill plus cross-country course.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

jump points, start gap, finish order.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

jumping skis
cross-country skis
helmet
hill
ski trail

Wichtige Regelpunkte

start/equipment breach
jump-rule breach
course/technique breach
unsporting conduct

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

FIS
Federation Internationale de Ski et Snowboard (FIS)

ICR Book VII Nordic Combined FIS · official-rulebook · high
About Nordic Combined U.S. Ski & Snowboard · official-beginner-guide · high
Nordic Combined 101: Rules NBC Olympics · sport-guide · medium