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Women Ski Jumpers: Perhaps the last ditch appeal
by After Atalanta
posted August 26, 2009 at 12:53pm
The group of female ski jumpers that sued the VANOC earlier this year because women are not allowed to participate in the sport at the Olympic level have filed an appeal of the decision that did not go their way. Despite acknowleding that the omission of ...more
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Even if you build the ring...
by After Atalanta
posted August 24, 2009 at 12:52pm
...Cuba won't come. Cuba, always a contender on the international boxing scene, will not be sending female boxers to the Olympics in 2012. Something about the appropriateness of the sport for women and not getting their pretty faces punched.Not that I am ...more
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2010 Winter Olympics…6 Months and Counting
by Westbound Boarder
posted August 19, 2009 at 3:42pm
Despite the fact that we are still in the thick of summer, the 2010 Winter Olympics are right around the corner. In less than 6 months Whistler-Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada, will host the 2010 extravaganza. Consider this your friendly reminder th...more
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Female Ski Jumpers: Nice try, but...
by After Atalanta
posted August 19, 2009 at 2:43pm
In what appears to be a last-ditch effort to get their sport into the Vancouver games, a group of female ski jumpers has written a letter to IOC president Jacques Rogge asking him to let them compete this coming winter. Since it appears that no one has ju...more
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Softball v. Golf: Another Perspective
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 17, 2009 at 12:28pm
One compelling argument for the inclusion of a sport like softball and the exclusion of a sport like golf from the Olympics is that the Olympics is the premier tournament for softball, and its major chance to be broadcast on the world stage, whereas golf ...more
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Softball Out, Boxing In For 2012
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 14, 2009 at 10:02pm
Apparently the softball people failed to make their case that the American-dominated sport with occasional showers of Japanese success has an international groundswell of support. Meanwhile, pacifist me continues to be hypocritically ecstatic that women...more
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A sad day for softball
by Jennie Finch
posted August 14, 2009 at 12:12pm
International Olympic Committee will not reinstate softball for the 2016 Olympic Games
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Softball will not be included in the programme for the 2016 Olympic Games as the 15 members of the International Olympic Committee’s (I...more
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Women’s Boxing to be included in 2012 Olympics
by The Glowing Edge
posted August 13, 2009 at 10:04pm
Finally, the last “No Girls Allowed” sign has been pulled down from the Summer Olympic games. International Olympic Committee chair Jacques Rogge announced today that the 2012 London Olympics will be the first to feature women competing in every si...more
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Athletes punch ticket to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
by Pretty Tough
posted August 13, 2009 at 8:15pm
Picabo Street inducted in the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
This evening, a star-studded list of athletes will be inducted as members of the Class of 2009 to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.
Quick history lesson: The U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame was establishe...more
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Olympic Comeback: Softball Struck Out!
by Softball Performance Blog
posted August 13, 2009 at 2:21pm
The Olympic dream has been shattered!
The International Olympic Comittee's (IOC) Executive Board held a vote today to determine which of the 7 sports would get a shot at making it for the 2016 Olympics.
Along with softball and baseball, rubgy sevens (...more
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Olympics: And soon there will be two
by After Atalanta
posted August 11, 2009 at 3:11pm
From all accounts the IOC will vote on Thursday as to which two sports will be considered for admissions to the 2016 Olympics. And according to the NYT the top contenders do not include softball. Based on nothing concrete as far as I can tell rugby and go...more
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The IOC and (the Lack Of) Gender Equity
by One Sport Voice
posted August 8, 2009 at 1:27pm
I read two well written and illuminating pieces yesterday that outlined the many ways in which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appears not to support female athletes and gender equity. I thought I would share them here in case you didn’t see...more
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C-O-M-M-I-T-M-E-N-T
by Glisten Fitness
posted July 30, 2009 at 2:11am
Glisten Founder, Allyson Felix, wrote an article for our friends over at BettyConfidential.com about commitment at the gym, check it out…
As an Olympic Gold Medalist, I’m here to let you in on a little secret; listen carefully. It’s not the exclusi...more
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Relive some of the most memorable Olympic feats
by Pretty Tough
posted July 22, 2009 at 1:19am
No Olympics this year but plenty of great moments to relive from years past. From Nadia’s perfect 10 to Kerri Strug’s heroic vault, here’s a look at some of the top moments in Olympic history.
1960 Rome Games
Wilma Rudolph — who was unable to wal...more
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American wrestlers claiming unequal treatment
by After Atalanta
posted July 16, 2009 at 11:42am
The women who train under USA Wrestling have filed a grievance claiming they are receiving inferior treatment.Some of the top female wrestlers in USA Wrestling's program say discrimination exists at multiple levels and includes: less qualified coaching, m...more
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"Distasteful" but not illegal...
by After Atalanta
posted July 11, 2009 at 11:57am
...at least in Canada. The quest of the female ski jumpers who filed a lawsuit against the Vancouver Olympic Committee saying that their exclusion was illegal under Canadian civil rights laws has come to an end it seems. The judge in the case dismissed th...more
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Female ski jumpers lose 2010 Olympic battle
by Pretty Tough
posted July 10, 2009 at 5:20pm
Female ski jumper Lindsey Van
We’ve written a lot over the past year about the battle being waged by 15 former and current women ski jumpers who have argued about their right to participate in the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.
For some background...more
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Celebrate Olympic Day
by Pretty Tough
posted June 24, 2009 at 12:59am
When you think of the Olympics it seems they’ve been around forever. They did start back in Ancient Greece but the modern games have only been around for 115 years.
Back in 1894 the International Olympic Committee was formed on June 23 and the modern g...more
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Softball makes its most important pitch
by After Atalanta
posted June 17, 2009 at 11:41am
Making a pitch to get back in after an odd series of events got softball kicked off the Olympic roster, representatives of the sport were in Switzerland this week appealing to the powers-that-be. (You can read about some of the happenings at on Twitters--...more
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Women's boxing getting closer to Olympics
by After Atalanta
posted June 16, 2009 at 12:45pm
Women's Olympic boxing is looking more and more like it will have a place in the 2012 Olympics. The IOC is in the midst of considering changes to existing sports and adding women to boxing is high among them. The changes being proposed by the Internationa...more
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