IOC shuffle 2030 Winter Games events and promise gender parity

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Tuesday that freeride skiing and snowboarding events, as well as synchronised skating, will be on the programme for the 2030 Winter Olympics, while dropping Nordic combined. The Games, due to be held in and around the French Alps, will also be the first Winter Olympics to achieve gender parity among athletes with a total of 3,046 participants expected across 126 events, the IOC said.

After confirming last week the continued inclusion of ski mountaineering that made its Olympic debut at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games in February, the IOC has added new disciplines affiliated with existing Olympic international federations.