Overview
- Norway’s Jens Luraas Oftebro edged Austria’s Johannes Lamparter by 5.9 seconds, with Finland’s Ilkka Herola taking bronze at 14.8 seconds back.
- Starting 22 seconds behind in fifth after the large-hill jump, Oftebro bridged to Lamparter by halfway as early leader Ryota Yamamoto faded and Andreas Skoglund was dropped.
- The Gundersen format converted morning jump scores into staggered start times for the afternoon’s 10-kilometer pursuit.
- The podium closely resembled the normal-hill event earlier in the Games, with Herola replacing fellow Finn Eero Hirvonen for third.
- The IOC plans a 2026 decision on Nordic combined’s Olympic status given low TV audiences and the men-only field; the top U.S. finisher was Niklas Malacinski in 13th, and Yamamoto placed 15th.