LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) Like her brother, Annika Malacinski dreams of going to the Olympics in Nordic combined. As wintry weather settled in at the Olympic Jumping Complex and Mount Van Hoevenberg last fall, she and Niklas trained together in this tiny town that hosted the 1980 and 1932 Winter Olympics.
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The IOC rejected an application in 2018 for women to participate in Nordic combined in Beijing. Annika Malacinski says it is absurd that men can fulfill their dreams in the sport while women have to wait at least until the 2026 Winter Olympics.