Germany's Oberstdorf to host 2021 Nordic world championships

DPATue, Jul 7, 2026·1 min read

The German alpine resort of Oberstdorf will host the Nordic skiing world championships for a fourth time, the governing ski and snowboard federation FIS has said.

The FIS said that its council favoured Oberstdorf for the championships in cross country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined over Slovenian bidders Planica.

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"I want to congratulate Oberstdorf on a remarkable bid," new FIS president Alexander Ospelt said.

The decision was originally planned for the FIS congress in June but delayed. The announcement now came on the same day as Nordic combined was axed from the Olympic programme for the 2030 Winter Games.

Oberstdorf previously hosted the Nordic worlds in 1987, 2005 and 2021, the latter behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.