The countdown to a new Nordic combined season has begun. The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has confirmed the 2026 Summer Grand Prix calendar, a tour that will once again bring together the world’s top athletes from August 14 to 23 across Austria, Germany, and France. More than just preparation for the winter season, the circuit has established itself as a stage where athletes, coaches, and teams can measure their progress, test strategies, and set the pace for a discipline that continues to grow in both competitiveness and equality.
The 2026 edition will feature several innovations that reflect this evolution. For the first time, every competition will be held on large hills, with men and women competing under exactly the same formats at every venue, while the calendar will begin one week earlier than usual, marking the earliest start to a Summer Grand Prix since 2012. With nine competitions scheduled, the tour will offer a combination of tradition and innovation that will test the technical, physical, and tactical abilities of the world’s best Nordic combined athletes.
Three countries and nine competitions to shape the summer season
The tour will begin in Bischofshofen, Austria, an iconic ski jumping venue that will host the opening stage of the Summer Grand Prix for the first time. The return to the Paul-Außerleitner (HS 142) hill will be especially significant, as it will mark the first time women compete in a Nordic combined event on this large hill. Following Friday’s provisional competition round, the schedule will feature an Individual Gundersen event on Saturday and an Individual Compact event on Sunday, with roller ski races taking place on the city’s urban course.
Just two days later, the action will move to Oberstdorf, Germany, home to one of the summer’s most iconic events thanks to its renowned Night Race. There, athletes will compete under the lights on the HS 137 hill in the Individual Compact format, a discipline that narrows the gaps after the ski jump and creates thrilling pursuits during the roller ski race. At the same time, the venue will also host the FIS Youth Cup, allowing the next generation of athletes to compete alongside the international elite at one of the calendar’s most attractive events.
Chaux-Neuve will close a historic edition defined by equality
The final stage of the Summer Grand Prix will take athletes to Chaux-Neuve, France, a venue that has quickly become one of the circuit’s favorites since joining the summer calendar. Following Friday’s provisional rounds, men and women will contest their final Individual Gundersen events on Saturday on the HS 118 hill before Sunday’s highly anticipated mixed team sprint event, which will bring the tour to a close.
This final competition embodies the vision that FIS aims to strengthen in Nordic combined: a discipline where competitive equality between men and women is reflected not only in the formats but also in the opportunities to compete at the highest level. With teamwork, strategy, and the overall Summer Grand Prix titles still on the line, the mixed team event promises an intense finale to a summer that will mark another chapter in the continued evolution of a discipline that is modernizing while preserving the essence that has defined it throughout its history.
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