Olympics-USA Nordic slams IOC decision not to add women's combined to 2026 Games

Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games - Closing Ceremony - National Stadium, Beijing, China - March 13, 2022. The Milano Cortina 2026 logo is displayed during the closing ceremony. Bob Martin/OIS/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - USA Nordic Sport said on Friday it was highly disappointed with the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision not to include the women's Nordic combined in the 2026 Games programme at Milan and Cortina.

The IOC said women's Nordic combined, where athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping, lacks universality and that the men's Olympic spot was also at risk.