WOMEN SKI JUMPERS DESERVE A CHANCE FOR OLYMPIC GOLD!

You may have heard or seen recently that there has been a great discussion over womens ski jumping in the 2010 olympic games. Ski jumping is the only olympic sport in which women are not aloud to compete. Over the past few months they have argued that excluding them from this sport violates their freedom under Canada's charter of rights. With the Olympics coming up in less then 91 days it is unlikely for women to compete in the 2010 games, but if they continue to fight it is highly possible they will get to compete in future Olympics

I think these  women deserve to compete. They currently compete at an international level (FIS Continental Cup) in Asia, Europe and North America. They obviously have the experience and skill to compete at the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee sets the games events and it is not covered by Canada's charter. I feel that the I.O.C cannot make a decision based on gender, it should be based on skill and ability at the specific sport. When we watch the 2010 Vancouver olympics let's hope that the future olympians will all have an equal chance to compete for the gold no matter what gender.