There has been talk about possibly adding a new event for women in the next Winter Olympics. It is skiing on half pipes and through obstacle filled courses. Women, who do this kind of skiing, have to compete against men because there are no female competitions. It is not fair to not have just a men’s competition and expect the women either to not compete or to compete against the men. I think it is great that everyone has come to realize this and have decided to change instead of just ignoring it.
The possibility of new Olympic this new ski event to the Winter Olympics is in the news: Olympic women’s teams are doing trial runs at the moment but the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, is expected to make a decision come April. "I'm really excited. It's something I've been pushing for a long time," says Burke, who is a skier herself in this event (Edgy, 2011).
Jen Hudak, an X games contender who won gold in ski half pipe last year says, “[B]eing a dangerous sport, I think girls need more of that motivation to really get out there and charge," (Edgy, 2011).
Hopefully we will see this sport for women when we watch the Winter Olympics in 2014 from Sochi, Russia.
In high school, I witnessed women having to play on a men’s team in sports, such as soccer and football, because they didn’t have a women’s team. Instead of thinking that maybe they could change and have a women’s team they just ignore the fact that the women have to play with the men. In my mind, this is how it has always been but I am hopeful enough that in the future things will change and people will realize this cannot go on any longer.
Edgy ski events getting trial run.”2011,1”Edgy ski events getting trial run.USA Today. Retrieved February 6, 2011, from the World Wide Web. http://metalib.vccs.edu:2048/V/GV8QBU8KFP6TU5VE818LIS74XXRT6B9IBKPQATQBEH7HC46BJ4-11338?func=quick-3&short-format=002&set_number=001969&set_entry=000003&format=999
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