‘Gone is a dream’: Nordic combined athletes left devastated by Olympic snub

Nordic combined athletes around the world are mourning the sport’s disappearance from the Olympic stage after the International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday it was cutting the discipline from the 2030 Games in favor of freeride skiing and snowboarding. The sport, which features ski jumping and cross-country skiing, has been a part of every Winter Olympics since the Games began in 1924. But in a rare move, the IOC cut the discipline, citing struggling viewership, audience and podium divers