The International Federation of Skiing (FIS) Sub-Committee voted unanimously, 14-0, to allow women to compete in sky flying in the winter of 2022-23, on Wednesday, April 13, according to the FIS website. The proposal must…
An International Ski Federation Sub-Committee has unanimously approved
allowing women to compete on the Vikersund Ski Flying Hill in the
upcoming season.
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The FIS Sub-Committee voted in favor of allowing the women to ski fly on the Ski Flying hill in Vikersund next winter. "We all agreed to open this door for the women. There are still many concerns and fears regarding safety and so on, but the time is right and we want the women to start
an olympic medal is about. is to to be the best of the best among a large number of participants. reporter: there are 160 female ski jumpers from 18 countries. more athletes than several olympic sports, including bobsled and luge. with help from a former mayor of salt lake city, utah the women sued in canadian court, claiming discrimination. you look the at the compensation of the ski jumping committee, of the international ski federation and there is not a single woman on that body. reporter: now, a british columbia judge agreed women were victims of discrimination but he said he had no power to tell them they have to let them. in but things are looking up for the women, in two years, the youth olympic games for the first time ever, females will be ski jumping, so, it looks good for four years in russia. thank you. martha: and there are many dangerous sports in the olympics and look at snow board cross and skier cross and all of that and