GENEVA - The International Olympic Committee decided Tuesday to exclude Nordic combined skiing from the 2030 Winter Games in the French Alps, drawing immediate criticism from skiing's global ruling body.

The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) said the decision, made at an online meeting of the IOC Executive Board, removed a "cornerstone" event that has been part of every Winter Olympics since the inaugural games in Chamonix, France, in 1924.

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