Nathalie Armbruster, a prominent figure in Nordic Combined, is set to comment on the first Olympic competition for the discipline in Predazzo and Tesero, where she expresses her disappointment that women remain excluded from competing. Her absence is a direct result of the International Olympic Committee's decision four years prior, which has rendered the Nordic Combined the sole discipline at the Winter Games lacking gender equality. With the upcoming 2030 Winter Olympics in France posing the risk of excluding men as well, the future of the sport hangs in the balance. Armbruster’s criticism underlines a growing urgency for the inclusion of women to ensure the sport's survival and evolution.