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Lindsey Van: "I get mad because a little girl like you couldn't go out and ski jump with the boys"
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The scene: Bill Kerig, director of Ready to Fly, sits down to interview World Ski Jumping Champion Lindsey Van in order to promote fundraising for the documentary he is producing. His young daughter Grace comes in and asks what they're doing.
Grace: "Can I watch?"
Bill: "Yeah you can. (to Lindsey) do you mind?"
Lindsey: "Yeah but don't listen if I say some bad words...there's some stuff I can't say without saying bad words."
Bill: "She gets mad. Ask her why she gets mad."
Gracer: "Why?"
Lindsey: "I get mad because women, a little girl like you, couldn't go out and ski jump with the boys. That makes me mad."
Bill: "See what we're gonna do is we're gonna show this interview to people and ask them to help support the film."
Lindsey: "Support this film so your daughter can have a future in sports as well."
Grace: "That's a wrap!"
Find out more about Ready to Fly and how to support women's ski jumpers at http://www.readytoflyfilm.com/
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- Olympics, Sports, Media, Videos, SportsPLUS, Discrimination/Title IX, Winter Games, Wintersports, Ski Jump
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