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Ski Jumping: Not everyone is moving on
by After Atalanta
posted November 16, 2009 at 11:21am

The IOC has stated that, in the wake of the Canadian appeal's court decision to uphold the lower court decision, it is pleased that it can now move on and focus on the forthcoming games.Yes, it must be nice when a legal entity says it cannot hold you resp...more

Final blow for female ski jumpers
by After Atalanta
posted November 14, 2009 at 12:41pm

The appeal, filed by a group of female ski jumpers attempting to get their sport into the Vancouver Games, was dismissed after two days of hearings in a Canadian court of appeals this week. The court agreed with the lower court ruling that it was the IOC ...more

Ski jumpers still fighting
by After Atalanta
posted November 12, 2009 at 9:35pm

In my ongoing effort to offer some support for the women (and men) who continue to fight for women's ski jumping in the Vancouver Olympics (less than 100 days away now) I direct you to this article from the Christian Science Monitor. It is quite thorough ...more

Winter sports season in full swing
by Women's Sports Blog
posted October 27, 2009 at 7:01pm

Figure skating, speed skating, and skiing have all held competitions within the last few days. It's an Olympic year (YAY! SO VERY EXCITING!) so there's an excuse for people to pay more attention than usual. I think it's odd how most Americans seem to ...more

No clear answer from IOC for women ski jumpers
by Pretty Tough
posted September 22, 2009 at 12:37pm

The fight to include women’s ski jumping has been going on for a while. After all the controversy, it seems the IOC has a responsibility to help this sport grow and with minimal effort and cost they can do it. Many sports have been added to the Olympi...more

Female jumpers: Whatcha talkin' about, Rogge?
by After Atalanta
posted September 15, 2009 at 11:47am

Well they put it much more politely, of course. But here is the letter by female ski jumpers basically asking for explicit answers as to why they have been excluded from the forthcoming winter Olympics.In addition to citing the human rights laws of Canada...more

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