Women Ski Jumpers back in Court for Final Attempt at Inclusion in 2010 Games
Davis lawyers and their clients, the women ski jumpers, are back in court November 12th and 13th in a final effort to be included in the 2010 Olympics.
The case has made its way to the B.C. Court of Appeal after a judge ruled against the female athletes in a B.C. Supreme Court trial in July, 2009. Despite finding that the women were being discriminated against, the judge argued the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) could not be held responsible for the International Organizing Committee's (IOC) decision not to include women's ski jumping in the Vancouver 2010 games.
Davis lawyers, Ross Clark, Q.C. and Jeff Horswill, initiated an appeal, arguing that the trial judge's findings were flawed.
A panel of judges will hear the appeal and an expedited ruling has been requested.