Overview
- Malacinski attended the Nordic combined event in Tesero to support her brother and staged a visible protest over the women’s ban.
- She held signs reading “No Exception” and “Make Olympics Gender Equal” and called the exclusion heartbreaking and unjust.
- Niklas Malacinski, 22, finished 13th in his Olympic debut as his sister watched from the stands.
- Nordic combined is the only Winter Olympic discipline without a women’s event, despite women competing at World Cup and world championship levels.
- IOC officials plan a decision later in 2026 on the sport’s status for the 2030 French Alps Games, citing audience and participation concerns, as Malacinski vows to keep campaigning to compete in 2030.