{"id":4483,"date":"2026-07-07T15:04:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4483"},"modified":"2026-07-07T15:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:04:56","slug":"synchro-skating-and-freeride-added-to-olympics-for-2030-in-french-alps-while-nordic-combined-gets-dropped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4483","title":{"rendered":"Synchro skating and freeride added to Olympics for 2030 in French Alps, while Nordic combined gets dropped"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>LAUSANNE, Switzerland \u2014 Bonjour to the Winter Olympics synchronized figure skating and freeride skiing and snowboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4481\">Stream these 7 inspiring soccer documentaries from around the world<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Au revoir Nordic combined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 2030 French Alps Winter Games program agreed by the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday adds two new disciplines, reprieves snowboard parallel giant slalom, and removes Nordic combined \u2014 which is currently for only men.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The IOC executive board had an option to create gender parity by adding women\u2019s and team events to Nordic combined, but instead cut completely a sport that has a 102-year Olympic history yet struggled to find a modern audience for its mix of ski jumping and cross-country skiing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Synchronized skating is widely seen as a discipline only for women, and will join the Olympics in the nine-member Synchro9 format in 2030.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4479\">Boston Fleet to shift primary venue from Lowell\u2019s Tsongas Center to BU\u2019s Agganis Arena for upcoming season<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Synchro will be female only when it debuts at the 2028 Youth Winter Olympics in Italy, with a future decision left open to let men also compete in the French Alps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Freeride takes skiers and snowboarders off traditional slopes to do jumps and turns on more natural terrain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Snowboard PGS helped make an Olympic star of Czech two-time gold medalist Ester Ledecka and is retained for 2030, the IOC said. 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