Yes, finally the old, macho, conservative men let the women compete at olympics in the sport they love. I'm happy for Sagen, Iraschko and the other fighters who can now compete at the olympics before getting too old. And great for the younger ones to have this opportunity.
Wow CaroLiza_fan, you must be a true fan of ski jumping. Thanks for all informations. I'll really try to watch this historical women's ski jumping competition. Kudos to you and them. My heart will be with Anette Sagen.
By the way what about Lindsey Van? You don't think she is a contender anymore?
Lindsay Van made the US team but the rest of the world has caught up with her in a big way. She's fairly unlikely to medal - heck, arguably she's third best on the 3 women US team.
That means that there are only 30 slots in the Women's competition, whereas there are 70 in the Men's competition.
It's just not right that there are only going to be 30 in the competition. Like, if they had even made it 4 jumpers per country, it would have been fairer.
Also, part of the excitement of a ski jumping competition is the element of only the top 30 going through to the second round. So, the jumpers have extra incentive to really go for it in the first round. With only thirty jumpers altogether, everybody will go through anyway.
Oh, and it would have been nice if there had been a Women's team competition as well.
CaroLiza_fan
Olympics could have that without inviting more competitors. As for now I think biathlon is the only mixed team sport at olympics.
Well, that was a bit of an upset...