WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer called on the International Olympic Committee to expand Nordic combined in the Winter Olympics by including the women’s competition in the 2030 games.
Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping.
Schumer explained young women train in the North Country for a chance to represent Team USA and allowing women to participate is a matter of fairness and opportunity.
“Every year, women from across the country train at world-class facilities in upstate New York like Lake Placid’s Olympic Ski Jumping Complex and Mt. Van Hoevenberg for a chance to represent Team USA in Nordic Combined. But they are excluded from competing on the Olympic stage because there is no women’s competition,” Schumer said in a statement.
“As American women excel at the Women’s World Championship, allowing women to compete is about more than fairness. It’s about recognizing their extraordinary athletic accomplishments.
Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping.
Schumer explained young women train in the North Country for a chance to represent Team USA and allowing women to participate is a matter of fairness and opportunity.
“Every year, women from across the country train at world-class facilities in upstate New York like Lake Placid’s Olympic Ski Jumping Complex and Mt. Van Hoevenberg for a chance to represent Team USA in Nordic Combined. But they are excluded from competing on the Olympic stage because there is no women’s competition,” Schumer said in a statement.
“As American women excel at the Women’s World Championship, allowing women to compete is about more than fairness. It’s about recognizing their extraordinary athletic accomplishments.
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