The Canadian women are off to a great start in the Olympics and right now they are the pride of the nation. But one group of Canadian women athletes are missing: ski jumpers.
Although women’s ski jumping is alive and well in many parts of the world the IOC has ruled that: "Women's Ski Jumping does not reach the necessary technical criteria and as such does not yet warrant a place alongside other Olympic events."
After a valiant effort by the women, and with the support of other female jumper around the world, they lost their court battle to force the IOC to allow their participation.
In a give your head a shake decision the court ruled that while the IOC position violated the Canadian Charter of Rights the courts had NO authority to compel a an international organization to obey Canada’s laws.
What the @%#@!!!
Canada can’t enforce organizations from outside Canada to obey Canadian law?
What these women doing now?
Did they go off stomping their feet and pouting?
No.
They are volunteering at Whistler.
A real classy group of women.
I’m proud of them.
This was a very informative post and interesting to boot. I'm glad to hear they are volunteering.
Canada is a great host to the olympic games and I am glad to here these woman are volunteering.
Bob:
If it was the Summer Olympics I would say the IOC committee had their heads in the sand but as it is the Winter Olympics, their heads were in 42" of snow!
Yes Bob, a great group of atheletes were denied yet show class in volunteering.
Ty
Bob, that's really mature and level-headed of them to be there volunteering. It shows what class they have.
Vicky, Tim, Ty, Malcolm
Thanks for your comments. Good sportsmanship should be recognized.
I really don't understand the politics behind that decision - but political it was! That's cool - I didn't know they were volunteering! I wish I had!
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