Women ski jumpers sue VOCOG for discrimination

VANCOUVER, British Columbia: A group of women ski jumpers will get the chance to argue in a Canadian court on April 20 for their sport to be included in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The ski jumpers have sued the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee.

The International Olympic Committee voted in 2006 to exclude women's ski jumping from the 2010 games, saying the sport didn't meet the basic criteria for an Olympic event. Vancouver Olympic organizers have said they are bound by the decision of the IOC.