November 26, 2015 – While everybody speaks about the winter of 2015/16 as a winter without title events and with the overall World Cup trophy as the only big win, Nordic Combined athletes just got another chance to win. In cooperation with Nordic Combined sponsors Viessmann and Audi and representatives of international ski media, FIS is introducing the Nordic Combined Awards.

At the end of the winter, athletes will be recognized for outstanding performances in four categories: „Athlete of the Year“, „Rookie of the Year“, „Nordic Combined moment of the year“ and a Civic Service Award to honour special social commitment and initiatives by Nordic Combined athletes.

A panel of international journalists from eight countries will vote on the winners. Johannes Markus Stettner of Nordicjumpworld, spokesperson of the jury and one of the contributors in developing the concept, is excited about the upcoming tasks: „As representatives of different international media outlets reporting about the discipline on a regular basis, we are happy to give something back to the Nordic Combined community and honour the athletes for their outstanding achievements. We will follow the competition activity very closely and look forward to picking the first winners of the Nordic Combined Awards in early 2016.“

The Nordic Combined Awards and prizes sponsored by Viessmann and Audi will be handed over in a small ceremony at the end of the season.