Norse mythology brims with fierce, fabulous women. Here are 5 of my favourites

Most stories of the Vikings and their gods focus on men. It’s time for the women to take centre stage: from giantesses to bad ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Nordic combined remains the only Winter Olympic sport women can't compete in

Organizers of the Beijing Olympics are touting greater gender equity at this year's Games, but Nordic combined remains the only event not open to... BEIJING — When it comes to Nordic combined, Tara ...
Vail Daily

Without women’s Nordic combined, 2022 Olympic Games won’t be gender-equal

Annika Malacinski has spent the last few weeks watching friends, teammates and familiar faces get named to the Team USA Olympic roster. The Steamboat Springs Nordic combined skier has been earning ...
The Aspen Times

Major decision to add women’s Nordic combined to Winter Olympics approaches

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — In three weeks, the fate of gender equality at the Olympics will be decided. Sometime during its executive board meeting on the weekend of June 24, the International Olympic ...
NBC Sports

Women’s Nordic combined shut out of 2026 Winter Olympics

RAMSAU, AUSTRIA - DECEMBER 17: Annika Malacinski of the USA competes during the Individual Gundersen HS98/5km at the FIS World Cup Nordic Combined Women Ramsau at Dachstein on December 17, 2021 in ...
Medscape

PCOS Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Nordic Women

Nordic women with PCOS face a higher risk for cardiovascular disease than those without, with the risk persisting in those ...
National Review

Nordic Welfare States Worsen the Gender Gap

Rembrandt Rules at the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach Hedda for Dummies Audio By Carbonatix It’s a paradoxical reality that the media would prefer to ignore. Following International Women’s Day 2018 ...
Reuters

Nordic combined-Women still frozen out in Olympic anomaly

ZHANGJIAKOU, China, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Which is the only Winter Olympics discipline where women do not compete at the Games? It might be a good quiz question, but for female Nordic combined athletes ...
Yahoo

What is Nordic Combined and why won’t there be a women’s event

Jarl Magnus Riiber of Norway in action during the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Men's Nordic Combined Team HS130 in Seefeld, Austria (Getty) A founding sport of the Winter Olympics, Nordic ...
The New York Times

Olympics Snub Women’s Nordic Combined and Put the Sport on Notice

The International Olympic Committee said not enough countries are participating in the women’s competitions to include them. The men’s event may be the next to go. By Matthew Futterman The ...
KPBS

Nordic combined remains the only Winter Olympic sport women can't compete in

BEIJING — When it comes to Nordic combined, Tara Geraghty-Moats is considered one of the top female competitors in the world. Nordic combined competitions involve ski jumping — during which athletes ...