News : Female Ski Jumpers vs. VANOC

Last fall, female ski jumpers launched a campaign to get their sport into the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver & Whistler.

VANOCs response was quite simple at that time. Its not our decision, it's the IOCs, and their decision is based on the fact that Women's Ski Jumping does not have a) a sufficient number of world-class competitors nor b) a sanctioned World Championships.

Since then the female ski jumpers filed a Statement of Claim on May 21, 2008 in the British Columbia court system.

On May 30, 2008, VANOC responded to that Statement of Claim with a Statement of Defence with the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Their response is available from the Court Registry.

The primary point in their response is that they are simply not the correct defendant as their role in the 2010 Olympic Games is simply to Organize and Stage them. They simply do not determine which sports may or may not be a part of the games. Period.