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Women Won't Ski Jump in 2010 Olympics

Judge agrees it's discrimination, but has no power to help

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 11, 2009 12:48 PM CDT

(Newser) – A Canadian judge says the International Olympic Committee is clearly discriminating against female ski jumpers by not including their event in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics—but there’s nothing she can do about it, NPR reports. A group of women jumpers had sued the organizing...   Read full story »

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