 Poster: A snowHead
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It’s a giant leap for elite women's ski jumpers. At the FIS Congress in Antalya (Turkey) last week, voting members unanimously agreed to sanction a women's ski-jumping World Cup circuit for the 2011-12 season. Hopefully, this will boost an ever-stronger bid for inclusion of the event in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
It was also unanimously agreed to ask the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to include men's and women's halfpipe skiing in the 2014 Winter Olympics. ...See: http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/news/pressreleases/press-releases-2010/council-antalya-summary.html
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yay!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Could women compete with the men in ski jumping?
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rich.ll, interesting, the weight advantage of the men wouldn´t hinder the girls thats for sure!I don´t know, the only sport I can think of where the girls are allowed to take on the boys is Equestrianism.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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DAB, Is there a big fitness/physical element to ski jumping or is it all about skill and timing?
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rich.ll, no idea???but It would be cool 
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I'd imagine weight must play apart in getting speed up before take off?
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beanie1, but the guys are all around 70 kilos aren´t they?They have very strict diets to control their weight.
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el Hen, el hen - loved the 'giant leap' expression!
I imagine there are too many male egos at stake to allow women to compete with men in the same events. OTOH, if the are allowed to go from the same jumps and launch points, they effectively will be.
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