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- Date: Winter Olympics http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Sports...
- Stadium/Arena: Depends in where the Winter Olympics are being held http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Sports...
- First played: 1924 http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Sports...
- All-time series record: Norway with 26 medals over the years http://www.olympic.org/en/content/All-Ol...
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The Nordic Combined is a combination of cross-country skiing and ski jumping. Over the years the event has been dominated by the Nordic countries Norway and Finland, and first in 1960 another country managed to win the event, it was Georg Thomas from West Germany Next time the Olympic Nordic Combined will take place is at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010. http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Sports/All-Sports/Skiing/Nordic-combined/Nordic-combined-Equipment-and-History/
Background
The Nordic Combined was invented by the Norwegians, and it was the main event at the Holmenkollen Ski Festival in 1892. It was a very famous event, and soon attracted skiers from the neighbor countries, even the King of Norway, King Olav V joined the competition. When the first Winter Olympics was held in 1924 the event was on the program. http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Sports/All-Sports/Skiing/Nordic-combined/Nordic-combined-Equipment-and-History/-
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