The Nordic ski disciplines at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy will be held in Val di Fiemme. The ski jumpers compete on the ski jump in Predazzo, the cross-country ski races take place in Tesero. The Nordic combined athletes use both facilities for jumping and cross-country skiing.
Ski jumping
The Giuseppe Dal Ben facility is one of the most renowned ski jumping arenas in Europe. The normal hill has a hill size of 107 meters and the K-point at 98 meters. For the large hill, the hill size is 141 meters, the K-point is 128 meters. After three jumpers tore their cruciate ligaments at the Summer Grand Prix, they were rebuilt again. Overall find six pure ski jumping competitions take place on the hills, two women’s and two men’s competitions as well as a mixed competition with both genders and a super team competition for men, in which only two instead of four athletes from one nation compete.
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- Saturday, February 7th, 6:45 p.m.: Normal hill, individual, 1st round (F)
- Saturday, February 7th, 7:57 p.m.: Normal hill, individual, 2nd round (F)
- Monday, February 9th, 7:00 p.m.: Normal hill, individual, 1st round (M)
- Monday, February 9th, 8:12 p.m.: Normal hill, individual, 2nd round (M)
- Tuesday, February 10th, 6:45 p.m.: Normal hill, mixed team, 1st round
- Tuesday, February 10th, 8:00 p.m.: Normal hill, mixed team, 2nd round
- Saturday, February 14th, 6:45 p.m.: Large hill, individual, 1st round (M)
- Saturday, February 14th, 7:57 p.m.: Large hill, individual, 2nd round (M)
- Sunday, February 15th, 6:45 p.m.: Large hill individual, 1st round (F)
- Sunday, February 15th, 7:57 p.m.: Large hill individual, 2nd round (F)
- Monday, February 16th, 7:00 p.m.: Super Team, 1st round (M)
- Monday, February 16th, 7:43 p.m.: Super Team, 2nd round (M)
- Monday, February 16th, 8:20 p.m.: Super Team, 3rd round (M)
Cross-country skiing
Twelve times the cross-country skiers go to the cross-country ski trail. In the skiathlon, ten kilometers each have to be completed in freestyle and classic. The 50-kilometer races traditionally take place on the last Olympic weekend.
- Saturday, February 7th, 1:00 p.m.: Skiathlon, 10 km + 10 km (F)
- Sunday, February 8th, 12.30 p.m.: Skiathlon, 10 km + 10 km (M)
- Tuesday, February 10th, 9:15 a.m.: Sprint Classic Qualification (F)
- Tuesday, February 10th, 9:55 a.m.: Sprint Classic Qualification (F)
- Tuesday, February 10th, 1:13 p.m.: Sprint Classic, Final (F)
- Tuesday, February 10th, 1:25 p.m.: Sprint Classic, Final (M)
- Thursday, February 12th, 1:00 p.m.: Freestyle, 10 km (F)
- Friday, February 13th, 11:45 a.m.: Freestyle, 10 km (M)
- Saturday, February 14th, 12:00 p.m.: Relay, 4 x 7.5 km (F)
- Sunday, February 15th, 12:00 p.m.: Relay, 4 x 7.5 km (M)
- Wednesday, February 18th, 9:45 a.m.: Team Sprint Freestyle Qualification (B/M)
- Wednesday, February 18th, 11.45 a.m.: Team Sprint Freestyle, Final (F)
- Wednesday, February 18th, 12:15 p.m.: Team Sprint Freestyle, Final (M)
- Saturday, February 21st, 11:00 a.m.: Mass Start Classic, 50 km (M)
- Sunday, February 22nd, 10:00 a.m.: Mass Start Classic, 50 km (F)
Nordic combination
Only three times gold is awarded at the combiners. One competition each takes place on the normal hill and one on the large hill. There is also a team competition, in which only two athletes take part. The women were not taken into account at the Olympics despite objections.
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- Wednesday, February 11th, 10:00 a.m.: Individual, normal hill, jumping
- Wednesday, February 11th, 1:45 p.m.: Individual, 10 km, deciding run
- Tuesday, February 17th, 10:00 a.m.: Individual, large hill, jumping
- Tuesday, February 17th, 1:45 p.m.: Individual, 10 km, deciding run
- Thursday, February 19th, 10:00 a.m.: Large hill team, jumping
- Thursday, February 19th, 2 p.m.: Team Sprint 2 x 7.5 km
Who has a chance of winning a medal?
Favorites in cross-country skiing
The Norwegians continue to dominate among men this winter. Johannes Klaebo especially who also won the Tour de Ski. Stand behind Klaebo Harald Amundsen and Mattis Stenshagen at the forefront of the overall World Cup. This applies to women Jessica Diggins to beat. The Swedes in particular can do that Moa Ilar, Maja Dahlqvist or Ebba Andersson. Also the two Finnish women Johanna Matintalo and Jasmi Joensuu have already won World Cup races.
From a German perspective, Victoria Carl, who is banned from doping, is of course missing, but also Coletta Rydzek (twice second) or Laura Gimmler (Second in Goms) impressed in the sprint. Little is going on for the German men this winter. Florian Notz achieved the best result of the season with twelfth place. A medal is not to be expected.
Favorites in Ski jumping
Anything but gold for Domain Prevc (Slovenia) would be a small sensation. However, there are regular surprises on the normal hill at the World Championships and Olympics; the pilot Prevc doesn’t feel as comfortable there as he does on the larger hills. The Japanese are also in this season Ryoyu Kobayashi and Ren Nikaido in good shape. The Austrians can hope for medals Jan Hörl, Daniel Tschofenig and Stephan Embacher as well as Stefan Kraft have four athletes who can jump onto the podium. A German medal would be surprising. The two best in the overall World Cup, Philipp Raimund and Felix Hoffmann, had their problems recently despite Raimund’s third place in Willingen.
When it comes to women, the Germans at least have it Selina Friday a podium candidate in our own ranks. The competition from Japan Nozomi Maruyamafrom Austria Lisa Eder and the all-surpassing one Nika Prevc (Slovenia) are to be assessed more strongly. Katharina SchmidGermany’s most successful jumper, is retiring after this season; these are her last Winter Games.
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Nordic combination favorites
After the health-related retirement of high-flyer Jarl Magnus Riiber, there is more competition again. Johannes Lamparter (Austria, five World Cup victories), Jens Lura’s Öftebrö (Norway, three World Cup victories) and Julian Schmid (Germany, one World Cup victory) are at the top of the overall World Cup. Vincent Geiger2022 Olympic champion, has already won two races. Also Öftebrös Bruder Einar as well as the Straight eggs-Brothers from Austria (Stefan and Thomas) are among the medal candidates.
