This was reversed as the difference in the cross-country race tended to be too big to overcome in ski jumping.

It was not until 1960 that the Nordic grip on this discipline was broken when West German Georg Thoma won the gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

[2] But Olympic debut for women in 2022 was cancelled in July 2018 by IOC who was asking for more development time for this discipline; they likely will be added in 2026.

It was confirmed that 2021 will mark the start of the FIS World Championship program for women (senior level).

2018 marks the second year of the Continental Cup program for women, which will include a total of 12 events.