Women Ski Jumpers Ask Supreme Court of Canada for Permission to Appeal
The women ski jumpers are taking their fight to compete in the 2010 Olympics to Canada's highest court.
Ross Clark, Q.C., lead lawyer on the Davis team representing the ski jumpers, announced they will apply to the Supreme Court of Canada for permission to appeal the decision of the lower courts. The 14 ski jumpers, who are seeking inclusion in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, lost their first appeal in November.
Clark said that he believes their argument has been misunderstood and stressed the case is not just about women ski jumpers, but concerns the interpretation and application of the Charter, as well as gender discrimination.