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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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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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Athletes heading to New Zealand for Winter Games
by Pretty Tough
posted August 4, 2009 at 6:48pm
Winter Games New Zealand
In North America, we’re still feeling the summer heat but south of the equator, it’s the dead of winter and that means snow in a lot of places. So if you’re a winter sports athlete, you may well be heading to NZ to hit ...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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Boxing versus ski jumping
by After Atalanta
posted June 10, 2009 at 11:47am
You're thinking: "where can she possibly be going with this? These sports have next to nothing in common."True. But both are seeking inclusion in the Olympic Games--the female athletes of the sports because, of course, the men are already in.Haven't heard...more
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Waiting at the top of a steep slope...
by After Atalanta
posted May 12, 2009 at 10:41am
...or waiting for a court decision. Which is scarier if you are a female ski jumper? Probably the latter. The female jumpers that sued the Vancouver Olympic Committee in an attempt to gain entry into the 2010 games are now waiting for a decision from a ju...more
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Chantelle: Getting healthy after an injury
by Pretty Tough
posted April 19, 2009 at 3:02pm
I blew it. My ACL and meniscus that is. For anyone that’s been hurt before, they know it’s never fun. However, there’s lots of things you can do when you’re given an opportunity to sit around all the time, like read books, create art, organize tri...more
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Virginia Madsen teams up for female ski jumper doc
by Pretty Tough
posted April 10, 2009 at 7:24pm
Actress Virginia Madsen (Sideways, Prairie Home Companion, The Haunting) and Title IX Productions, the film company she formed last year, are taking on a good fight - the right for women ski jumpers to compete in the Olympic games.
Titled “Fighting Gr...more
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UMass Cuts Skiing
by Title IX Blog
posted April 3, 2009 at 11:45pm
In an attempt to deal with budget woes, University of Massachusetts has cut its men's and women's ski teams. The teams, which did not offer scholarships, will become club teams.
Rumors swirled at the Amherst campus that it was baseball in jeopardy. But y...more
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Birkebeinerrennet 2009!
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted March 23, 2009 at 6:11pm
This weekend was one of the most special competitions in cross country skiing here in Norway. Birkebeinerrennet is a 54km long race from Rena to Lillehammer. You have to wear a backpack that contains food, clothes and ski wax. It has to be at least 3.5kg....more
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Looking Ahead: Vancouver One Year Out
by Pretty Tough
posted February 12, 2009 at 3:42pm
While winter sport competition pushes on around the world, athletes look one year ahead to a competition that represents the completion of goals met and dreams reached for athletes everywhere - the Olympics....more
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Speed Queen: Q & A with World Champion Lindsey Vonn
by Pretty Tough
posted February 11, 2009 at 12:14pm
Lindsey Vonn made history winning her second World Championships gold Monday at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Val d’Isere. Vonn talked to journalists about her day and the accomplishment.
Your goal was to get one gold medal, now you have t...more
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Golden Girl: Lindsey Vonn makes history
by Pretty Tough
posted February 10, 2009 at 12:35pm
After collecting gold in the 2009 FIS World Championship super G last week, Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) stormed to another win in Monday’s weather-delayed downhill at Val d’Isere and was crowned the official queen of speed.
Vonn clocked a 1:30.31 on the ...more
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NYC preps for Urban Snow Sports Festival
by Pretty Tough
posted January 29, 2009 at 12:58pm
On Saturday, Feb. 7, the New York City Parks Department is partnering with Aura 360 to host the annual Winter Jam NYC, which will bring thousands of action-oriented New Yorkers out to experience the only ski and snowboard festival of its kind in New York ...more
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Winter X 13 Results - Women’s Ski & Snowboard
by Pretty Tough
posted January 25, 2009 at 4:19pm
It was lucky 13 for these ladies:
Women’s SNB X: Lindsey Jacobellis ran away with her second straight snowboarder X crown, no one even near her at the finish. In a light snow, she streaked to a 25-yard victory with Helene Olafsen taking second and Sand...more
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Maria Riesch Wins World Cup Slalom
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted December 29, 2008 at 9:48pm
On Monday, Germany’s Maria Riesch won the women’s World Cup slalom for her second victory of the season, while American Lindsey Vonn finished third.
Reish overcame an error in her second run to finish with a combined time of 1 minute, 55.97 seconds.
V...more
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FIS World Cup Skiing results
by Pretty Tough
posted December 20, 2008 at 2:58pm
December 20, 2008 - Swiss teenager Lara Gut has won a super-G race for her first World Cup victory. The 17-year-old finished in 57.38 seconds to become the youngest skier ever to win a World Cup race.
Julia Mancuso was the top American, finishing 13th.�...more
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Female jumpers sue for Olympic dream
by Pretty Tough
posted December 19, 2008 at 3:34pm
December 19, 2008 - The world’s top women ski jumpers can set record after record this season. But since ski jumping is the only sport in the Winter Olympics that has no event for women, their distances and style points will not get them into the 20...more
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