A quick guide to the Nordic combined

 The Winter Olympics exhibits a few uncommon games and trains that you may never have known about.

One of those is the Nordic consolidated, which is contained cross country skiing and ski hopping and stays one of a handful of the contests at the Games that is yet to present a ladies' draw.

Contenders win focuses on the style and distance of their ski bounce. The better-scoring jumpers hence get an early advantage in the stunning cross-country skiing component - the transformation of focuses to time is known as the Gundersen technique.

The Nordic consolidated was the focal point of the Holmenkollen ski celebration, which started in Oslo, Norway in 1892. From that point forward, the game has earned a worldwide fanbase and has been a suffering occasion at the Games since the principal Winter Olympics in 1924 in Chamonix, France.

The contests in Beijing occur from February 9 until February 17.

You can peruse more with regards to the Nordic consolidated - and each and every other Winter Games discipline - underneath.