WSJ Frequently Asked Questions > Myths versus Facts (7 entries)
Ski Jumping is on the only discipline in the Winter and Summer Games that does not allow women to participate. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) denies any discrimination and says it’s a matter of “technical merit.” Here's the truth.
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TRUTH: In 2006, when the IOC denied the women jumpers inclusion into the 2010 Vancouver Games, 83 women from 14 nations competed at the elite level in ski jumping, according to ...
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TRUTH: The FIS Continental Cup is used for the elite level of women’s international competition. In 2004, organizers from ski jumping nations chose to forgo asking the FIS for a Women’s ...
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TRUTH: More than 160 elite female jumpers from 18 nations are registered with FIS as active competitors. Those countries include: Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, ...
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TRUTH: 35 different athletes from nine nations have placed within the top 10 in FIS Continental Cup competition during the past two seasons. The depth of field parallels the men’s tour. ...
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TRUTH: The IOC changed that rule in 2007 and world championships are not required prior to inclusion. The original criterion had past exceptions. The most notable was the inclusion of the ...
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TRUTH: There were six men’s ski jumping medal events (three ski jumping and three Nordic Combined) planned over six days. A women’s event easily could have been scheduled on available days. ...
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TRUTH: Women jump on the identical jumps that men use. The venue would did not need to change.
