The key arguments against women ski jumpers not being allowed in the Vancouver Olympics was that it barely met the requirements to even be an official event--however, that was mostly a matter of timing and when it was officially given a World Championship title, it had barely missed the mark when the Vancouver Winter Olympics event lineups were announced.
Other arguments against allowing them into the Olympics mostly dealt with medical (which they don't even give any reasons as to why it is a medical problem) and economical reasons. Despite women ski jumpers petition since 98' to enter the Olympics, to this day, only men are allowed to compete.
This not only calls out Canada's gender discrimination, but it also calls into question an international gender bias when it comes to this event. For a grand sporting event like the Olympics, that promote world unity, they are being hypocritical by not recognizing women ski jumpers as capable of being able to compete. According to Time magazine, ski jumping is the only sport that is men-only.
The IOC (International Olympic Committee) are arguing for the economic reasons--there is no money to allow another group to enter the competition. This calls into question as to why other events aren't being cut, or why the men's team are not being affected to allow women competitors in.
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