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Vancouver 2010 Statement of BC SupremeCourt Decision on Women's Ski Jumping at the2010 Olympic Winter Games

Jul 10, 2009

Vancouver, BC -- The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) receivedtoday the Reasons for Judgment delivered by The HonourableMadam Justice Fenlon in a suit brought against the OrganizingCommittee on the issue of womens ski jumping at the 2010Olympic Winter Games. The court hearing was held in theSupreme Court of British Columbia from April 21-24, 2009 inVancouver, BC.

Justice Fenlon has decided that VANOC is not in breach of section15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and hasdismissed the plaintiffs application against VANOC. A completecopy of her judgement, as provided by the British ColumbiaSupreme Court to VANOC earlier today, is available atwww.vancouver2010.com by selecting About VANOC on thehome page, then Organizing Committee , then PublicCommunications , then Reports .

John Furlong, VANOCs Chief Executive Officer, said today inresponse to the ruling:While this has been a difficult andchallenging process for all involved, the ruling today means thatwe can continue on with our preparations for the 2010 SportProgram as set out by the International Olympic Committee,including a mens ski jumping event. We appreciate JusticeFenlons careful consideration of the very complex issues.Mens ski jumping competition at the 2010 Olympic WinterGames will be held at Whistler Olympic Park, and includes thedisciplines of Normal Hill Individual (February 12-13), Large Hill

Individual (February 19-20) and Large Hill Team (February 22).Furlong reiterated VANOCs commitment to helping women ski

jumpers grow their sport for possible inclusion in future OlympicWinter Games, saying. We recognize that the women ski

jumpers are committed and passionate athletes and appreciatehow hard they are working to have their sport included in theOlympic Winter Games. The IOC has indicated that there is a

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possibility that they could compete in the 2014 Games; we willcontinue to do everything we can to help these athletes achieveinclusion in future Games.VANOC has taken numerous measuresto support womens ski jumping including: inviting Canadianwomen to all open/international training sessions on the venue onthe 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons (over 1000 training jumps intotal); hosting competitions including the CanadianChampionships (Jan 08), the North American JuniorChampionships (Jan 08)and the FIS Ladies Continental Cup (Dec08); and offering girls/womens Learn To Jump programs forover 80 participants in the 2007-08 and 2008-2009 season).

About VANOC VANOC is responsible for the planning, organizing,financing and staging of the XXI Olympic Winter Games and the XParalympic Winter Games in 2010. The 2010 Olympic WinterGames will be staged in Vancouver and Whistler from February12 to 28, 2010. Vancouver and Whistler will host the ParalympicWinter Games from March 12 to 21, 2010. Visitwww.vancouver2010.com .

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