Last week the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed a case that, if successful, would have included Women’s ski jumping in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The outcome is the culmination of a year-and-a-half long legal battle between Canada’s female ski jumpers and the International Olympic Committee, which decides which sports will be included in the games.

The decision came as a shock to many, since the B.C. Supreme Court previously ruled that the female athletes were being discriminated against.

The Olympic Charter specifically states “Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement” as a fundamental principle of Olympism.

Ski jumping is the only activity in the Olympic Games that does not allow women to compete.

Want to see women’s ski jumping included in the 2010 Winter Olympics? You can read more and sign the electronic petition here.

[Via: Explore]

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