tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post923985831549818449..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: Blog blast past: Women's ski jumping gets day in courtsagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-62433493955270969792009-07-10T14:18:20.159-04:002009-07-10T14:18:20.159-04:00Well, they lost the case. The judge ruled they are...Well, they lost the case. The judge ruled they are being discriminated against but it does not fall under Canadian law because it's the IOC's call. The next step is to borrow from the Book of Balsillie and embarrass the hell out of the sport organization which won't let you join. <br /><br />I've updated the post with a new link.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-41621384945024261832009-07-10T12:53:03.724-04:002009-07-10T12:53:03.724-04:00For this and many other reasons, I am having a har...For this and many other reasons, I am having a hard time whipping up a lot of patriotic fervor for 2010. As mentioned, the IOC long ago stopped being about the principle of sport, and simply became a country club for old money Euro-weenie sports bureaucrats. The Right to Play controversy made me nauseous, and was the last straw. Sure, I'll watch, but I don't think I'll well up with tears when the closing ceremonies take place.Dennis Prousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01117649570711228161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-11596060329206318182009-07-10T12:06:10.547-04:002009-07-10T12:06:10.547-04:00Dave,
Good points. I honestly don't know. One...Dave,<br /><br />Good points. I honestly don't know. One of the good points I have heard is ski jump is a discipline where a woman might be able to do better than a man, since like you say, it's farthest jump wins.<br /><br />Every athletic discipline has had its little gender prejudices. For instance, for the longest time in track and field there was no marathon or steeplechase for women.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-4576975056260876162009-07-10T09:22:18.116-04:002009-07-10T09:22:18.116-04:00IOC = spoiled brats. They oust baseball/softball ...IOC = spoiled brats. They oust baseball/softball which are truly competitive with vast participation worldwide (if not so much in Europe) in a huff over lack of MLB participation (which ain't gonna happen) but keep things like women's hockey, which isn't competitive at all. As for women's ski jumping, it wouldn't even matter if they were any good at it (they most likely are), all the ski jumping nations have women competing, they've built the jumps, farthest jump wins, what are we missing?Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-62233505038803978242009-04-20T22:30:00.000-04:002009-04-20T22:30:00.000-04:00Good stuff, Neate. Mike's quite right that the IOC...Good stuff, Neate. Mike's quite right that the IOC's reaction here is diametrically opposed to their "principles", which they dumped a long time ago. I'm not a big Olympics guy, but they would be improved if these female ski jumpers were allowed to compete.Andrew Bucholtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156615450275929751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-77289487249550679652009-04-20T15:44:00.000-04:002009-04-20T15:44:00.000-04:00VANOC still getting pushed around by the IOC, just...VANOC still getting pushed around by the IOC, just like in the Right to Play judgment call. I agree with Kidd's comment (good work picking that one out!) that if this is the kind of thing that the IOC stands for, why do we want to host the game anyways?<br /><br />So from what I can tell the IOC is against impoverished children learning to play sports and women (in a way, as well)...at least that's what the lead up to 2010 is telling us! As much as I always love the Games for their support of amateur athletes I'm beginning to find the IOC themselves even harder to support as the days go by...Mike Radoslavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186979931088512463noreply@blogger.com