The Nordic combined, one of the original events competed at the 1924 Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix that consists of ski jumping and cross-country skiing, is contested only among men. Until 1952, the skiing discipline was held first, followed by the jumping. This was reversed in 1952 because athletes who held a big lead in the cross-country phase wouldn't put as much effort into the jumping. Only once, at the inaugural Winter Games, has one athlete (Norway's Thorleif Haug) had the best result in both disciplines.
Since 2002, all Nordic Combined events have been contested in one day.
In 2010, the competition format has changed in both of the individual events.
Individual Normal Hill
The Nordic combined event formerly known as the Individual (or Gundersen), with two ski jumps from the normal hill and a 15-kilometer cross-country pursuit, has been modified.
The current competition format will consist of one jump from the normal hill (K95 meters) followed by a 10-kilometer cross-country pursuit race.
On the morning of competition, each competitor takes the jump from the normal hill. The score for the ski jumping portion is based on distance and landing form, as decided by five hillside judges. That score then not only determines the start order for the cross-country pursuit, but also calculates the deficit of each pursuer vis-a-vis the leader, using the Gundersen Method (see below). The 10km cross-country pursuit race takes place in the afternoon. Any style of cross-country skiing is allowed (freestyle). The first person to cross the finish line is the winner.
| Gundersen points-to-time conversion | Jump points | Time (seconds) |
| Individual Normal Hill | 1 | 4 |
Individual Large Hill
The Nordic combined event formerly known as the Sprint, with one ski jump from the large hill and a 7.5-kilometer cross-country pursuit, has been modified.
The current competition format will consist of one jump from the large hill (K125 meters) followed by a 10-kilometer cross-country pursuit race.
On the morning of competition, each competitor takes one jump from the large hill. The score for the ski jumping portion is based on distance and landing form, as decided by five hillside judges. That score then not only determines the start order for the cross-country pursuit, but also calculates the deficit of each pursuer vis-a-vis the leader, using the Gundersen Method (see below). The 10km cross-country pursuit race takes place in the afternoon. Any style of cross-country skiing is allowed (freestyle). The first person to cross the finish line is the winner.
| Gundersen points-to-time conversion | Jump points | Time (seconds) |
| Individual Large Hill | 1 | 4 |
Team
Each team consists of four members. The team Nordic combined competition is composed of a ski jumping competition on the large hill and a 4x5-kilometer cross-country pursuit relay race.
On the morning of competition, each of the four team members takes one jump from the large hill. The team's score in the jumping portion is the total score of the four jumps. In the afternoon, the teams contest a 4x5km cross-country race. Any style of cross-country skiing is allowed on each of the four legs. The same athletes who competed in the jumping portion must compete in the cross-country part. The start order is determined by the results of the ski jumping, with the leading team starting first and the others staggered behind based on a point-to-time conversion table (rounded to the nearest second). The first team to cross the finish line is the winner.
| Gundersen points-to-time conversion | Jump points | Time (seconds) |
| Team | 1 | 1.333 |
