The International Ski Federation (FIS), voted on Friday to add women’s ski jumping to the 2009 Nordic world championships in Liberec, Czech Republic. Having a world championship is the latest step in establishing women's ski jumping as a recognized sport. And, world championships are required before a sport can achieve Olympic status.
Canada, Norway and the United States — three of the leading nations in women's ski jumping — joined forces in making the proposal to FIS, which made the decision at a congress meeting in Vilamoura, Portugal.
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To actually get on the Olympic menu for 2010, the sport must be accepted by the local organizing committee — Vancouver has already given its support — and must be approved by the International Olympic Committee at a meeting in July 2007 in Guatemala.
The only Olympic winter sports without competition for women are ski jumping and nordic combined, which features ski jumping and cross-country skiing.
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