Technical Details
Individual
Each competitor in the individual event takes both of his two normal hill jumps during the first day of competition; each jump is scored for length and style. On the second and final day of competition, each competitor will compete in the 15-kilometre cross country event. The start order for this race is determined by the ski jumping results.
The leader after the jumping portion will start first, with others starting according to the Gundersen Table. For example, if skier B is 1.5 points behind skier A after the skiing nordic combined jumping phase, he will start 9 seconds behind skier A in the cross-country competition. In this format, the competitor who crosses the finish line first is the winner. Any style of cross-country skiing is allowed (freestyle) and each skier is timed to the tenth of a second.
Sprint
The sprint event also is contested over two days, with the large-hill competition on the first day and the 7.5km cross-country race on the second day. Unlike in the individual and team events, the jumping portion of the sprint event is performed on the large hill and includes one jump instead of two. On the second and final day of competition, each competitor will compete in the 7.5km cross-country event.
The start order for this race is determined on the basis of the ski jumping results. The leader after the jumping portion will start first, with others starting according to the Gundersen Table. For example, if skier B is 1.5 points behind skier A after the jumping phase, he will start 9 seconds behind skier A in the cross-country competition.
In this format, the competitor who crosses the finish line first is the winner. Any style of cross-country skiing is allowed (freestyle) and each skier is timed to the tenth of a second.
Team
Each team consists of four jumpers who will take two jumps off the normal hill on the first day of competition. The team’s score in the jumping portion is the total score of the eight jumps. The same skiers who participate in the jumping must compete in the 4x5km relay, which is held the day after the jumping portion of the team event. As in the individual and sprint events, the Gundersen Method is used to determine the start times in the relay. The winner is the team whose final skier crosses the finish line first, and each skier is timed to the tenth of a second.
Current Olympic Programme
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Team
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