The Nordic combined team is holding its breath: next month, it will know if it remains on the Olympic program for French Alps Winter Olympics 2030Meanwhile, the athletes are mobilizing. Fabrice Guy, Olympic champion in 1992expressed himself in the columns of L'Equipe to defend the cause of his sport. According to him, if it is no longer in the Games, " She's doomed! If the Nordic combined event is not selected, there will be no more sponsors.Federations will put in less money, the FIS too for the World Cup and the discipline will gently disappear. »
He cites a historical argument, since the Nordic combined is at the Games since 1924and that he brought two medals back to France in 1992, one in 1998 and one in 2010. He argues for " integrate the girls which have never before been included in the Games, and to do a mixed relaya fun format over a short distance "The type of formats that appeal to the IOC."
Although the decision rests with the Olympic body, He calls on Edgar Grospiron to get involved. : " It would be great if Edgar could help us, since the COJOP (Paris 2023 Organizing Committee) holds all the cards. Méribel is no longer on the list of venues, even though the cross-country skiing event was supposed to be held there, but I think they can still... create a trail around Courchevelwhere we competed in the Winter Games in 1992. A two-kilometer track could be sufficient and then used for the Paralympic Games. »
