Let Women Ski Jump in 2010
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Women ski jumpers deserve a chance for Olympic Gold!
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WHEREAS ski jumping is the only activity in the Olympic Winter Games that does not allow women to compete, and
WHEREAS women from all over the world currently compete in an international women's tour (FIS Continental Cup) comprised of competitions in Asia, Europe, and North America on regulation Olympic ski jumps, and
WHEREAS the International Federation for ski jumping, the FIS, overwhelmingly voted to add women's ski jumping to the FIS World Championships and request the International Olympic Committee include a women's ski jumping event in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, and
WHEREAS events for women have been added to the Olympic program in recent years which have had less participating athletes, nations, and universality in competitions than women's ski jumping, and
WHEREAS women's ski jumping is unique from all other candidate new entrant events as it is only requesting a women's event be added to the already existing Olympic event of ski jumping, and
WHEREAS the Olympic Charter specifically states as a mission and role of the IOC "to encourage and support the promotion of women in sport at all levels and in all structures with a view to implementing the principle of equality of men and women," and
WHEREAS the Olympic Charter also 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
THEREFORE the citizens of the world ask the International Olympic Committee to uphold the true spirit and intent of the Olympic Games and work with Canada to add a women's ski jumping event to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
WHEREAS ski jumping is the only activity in the Olympic Winter Games that does not allow women to compete, and
WHEREAS women from all over the world currently compete in an international women's tour (FIS Continental Cup) comprised of competitions in Asia, Europe, and North America on regulation Olympic ski jumps, and
WHEREAS the International Federation for ski jumping, the FIS, overwhelmingly voted to add women's ski jumping to the FIS World Championships and request the International Olympic Committee include a women's ski jumping event in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, and
WHEREAS events for women have been added to the Olympic program in recent years which have had less participating athletes, nations, and universality in competitions than women's ski jumping, and
WHEREAS women's ski jumping is unique from all other candidate new entrant events as it is only requesting a women's event be added to the already existing Olympic event of ski jumping, and
WHEREAS the Olympic Charter specifically states as a mission and role of the IOC "to encourage and support the promotion of women in sport at all levels and in all structures with a view to implementing the principle of equality of men and women," and
WHEREAS the Olympic Charter also 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
THEREFORE the citizens of the world ask the International Olympic Committee to uphold the true spirit and intent of the Olympic Games and work with Canada to add a women's ski jumping event to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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WHEREAS ski jumping is the only activity in the Olympic Winter Games that does not allow women to compete, and
WHEREAS women from all over the world currently compete in an international women's tour (FIS Continental Cup) comprised of competitions in Asia, Europe, and North America on regulation Olympic ski jumps, and
WHEREAS the International Federation for ski jumping, the FIS, overwhelmingly voted to add women's ski jumping to the FIS World Championships and request the International Olympic Committee include a women's ski jumping event in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, and
WHEREAS events for women have been added to the Olympic program in recent years which have had less participating athletes, nations, and universality in competitions than women's ski jumping, and
WHEREAS women's ski jumping is unique from all other candidate new entrant events as it is only requesting a women's event be added to the already existing Olympic event of ski jumping, and
WHEREAS the Olympic Charter specifically states as a mission and role of the IOC "to encourage and support the promotion of women in sport at all levels and in all structures with a view to implementing the principle of equality of men and women," and
WHEREAS the Olympic Charter also 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
THEREFORE the citizens of the world ask the International Olympic Committee to uphold the true spirit and intent of the Olympic Games and work with Canada to add a women's ski jumping event to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
WHEREAS ski jumping is the only activity in the Olympic Winter Games that does not allow women to compete, and
WHEREAS women from all over the world currently compete in an international women's tour (FIS Continental Cup) comprised of competitions in Asia, Europe, and North America on regulation Olympic ski jumps, and
WHEREAS the International Federation for ski jumping, the FIS, overwhelmingly voted to add women's ski jumping to the FIS World Championships and request the International Olympic Committee include a women's ski jumping event in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, and
WHEREAS events for women have been added to the Olympic program in recent years which have had less participating athletes, nations, and universality in competitions than women's ski jumping, and
WHEREAS women's ski jumping is unique from all other candidate new entrant events as it is only requesting a women's event be added to the already existing Olympic event of ski jumping, and
WHEREAS the Olympic Charter specifically states as a mission and role of the IOC "to encourage and support the promotion of women in sport at all levels and in all structures with a view to implementing the principle of equality of men and women," and
WHEREAS the Olympic Charter also 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
THEREFORE the citizens of the world ask the International Olympic Committee to uphold the true spirit and intent of the Olympic Games and work with Canada to add a women's ski jumping event to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
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# 8,403:
This is discrimination. Can this really happen in 2008? This needs to change asap.
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# 8,398:
its disgraceful that gender discrimination is still taking place in an organziation like the olympic commitee this day and age. good luck ladie my support lies behind you.
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# 8,394:
Please let these hardworking women athletes live their dreams.
# 8,393:
It's absolutely ridiculous that women's ski jumping is not a part of the Olympics! The argument that it isn't safe for women reminds me of other excuses used to keep women, minorities, etc., from gaining their full rights. Let them jump!
# 8,392:
Why wouldn't you let them jump?
# 8,391:
Stop biggotry.
# 8,390:
Not allowing women to ski jump in the Olympic Winter Games is clearly discrimination! These women work & train hard and should be allowed to participate in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games!
# 8,389:
# 8,388:
IOC Members, Wake up and smell the roses!
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# 8,386:
women are equal to men so they shouldn't have separate rules on this issue
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# 8,383:
I can't believe this is even in question. Let them jump.
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# 8,381:
Hey, it's 2008 and I think all of men and women, can see that this is a outdated law that needs to be changed. Women have every right just the same as men to compete in atheletics.
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Let them jump.
# 8,377:
I find this situation bizarre and condescending. This is 2008 - not 1908!
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# 8,375:
Women deserve a chance to compete in this event as well!
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# 8,373:
This is now the most idiotic thing I've ever heard of. I want to see these women jump in 2010.
# 8,372:
I heartily encourage the adoption of women's Olympic competition in any sport in which men compete.
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# 8,368:
Why on earth would women be excluded? Let's get with the program people.
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# 8,365:
As an athletic 59 year old female,my sports opportunities were limited to cheer leading and sychronized swimming when I was young. It is important that women have equal options in all aspects of our society.
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# 8,363:
Please let women compete in this amazing winter olympic discipline and put an end to an antiquated & chauvinistic men only rule.
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# 8,361:
This is shocking to me that after all the strides women have made for equality there are still miles to go. Please give women the right to compete in this beautiful sport which exhibits the awesome strength of the human body and what it is capable of.
# 8,360:
It's hard for me to believe in 2008 that a petition is necessary to ask for equality for women in the Olympics but equality has had to be fought for before.
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# 8,355:
I believe women have proved themselves in this eveny......
# 8,354:
I shouldn't have been shocked...for shame!!
# 8,353:
PLEASE DO RIGHT BY THESE COMPETITOR'S AND LET THEM COMPETE IN THE 2010 OLYMPIC'S.
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# 8,351:
Why shouldn't women be able to jump?
