June 15, 2022 at 22:43 Combined veteran fears that the sport will be removed from the Olympics Next week, the IOC board will decide whether combined for women will be on the Olympic program in 2026. American Bill Demong fears that the sport will instead be removed from the Olympics. Demong has both Olympic and World Cup gold in the medal collection and participated in four Olympics and eight World Cups. Until recently, he was the leader of the combined ski federation of the United States, and he is still a board member. He fears that the IOC board will turn its thumbs down not only for the combined women, but for the entire sport. – What I hear clearly through back channels is that the solution to create gender balance is that they remove combined for men from the Olympic program in 2026, Demong says to the news agency AP. – Removing one of the sports that has been on the Winter Olympics program from the very beginning would be tragic, short-sighted and wrong. The final decision on the Olympic exercises in 2026 will be made at the IOC board meeting on Friday 24 June. (NTB)
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