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'''Lindsey Van''' (born November 27, 1984 in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Ski jumping|ski jumper]] who has competed since 2002. She won a gold medal in the inaugural women's ski jumping event at the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009]] in [[Liberec]]. Van has a total of eight [[ski jumping Continental Cup|Continental Cup]] victories in her career. |
'''Lindsey Van''' (born November 27, 1984 in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Ski jumping|ski jumper]] who has competed since [[2002]]. She [[South_Korean_won|won]] a [[gold]] [[medal]] in the inaugural women's ski jumping event at the [[FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009]] in [[Liberec]]. Van has a total of eight [[ski jumping Continental Cup|Continental Cup]] victories in her career. |
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Van is a [[plaintiff]] in a lawsuit against the organizers of the [[2010 Olympics]]; she and other female ski jumpers claim that their rights have been violated because only male ski jumpers will be permitted to compete in the Vancouver Olympics.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/ap_on_sp_ol/ski_women_ski_jumpers;_ylt=AqaDotEbLqYVA_b1J1nj.6cLMxIF 5 Female Ski Jumpers Want to Be Added to Lawsuit] Yahoo Sports, March 9, 2009</ref> However, she alienated many supporters when she characterized the Canadian legal system as "weak" and said the International Olympic Committee were "like the Taliban of the Olympics."<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/13/bc-women-ski-jumpers-appeal-dismissed.html Female ski jumpers lose appeal] CBC News Vancouver, November 13, 2009</ref> |
[[Van]] is a [[plaintiff]] in a lawsuit against the organizers of the [[2010 Olympics]]; she and other [[female]] [[ski]] jumpers [[claim]] that their rights have been violated because only [[male]] ski jumpers will be [[Permission_(philosophy)|permitted]] to compete in the Vancouver Olympics.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090306/ap_on_sp_ol/ski_women_ski_jumpers;_ylt=AqaDotEbLqYVA_b1J1nj.6cLMxIF 5 Female Ski Jumpers Want to Be Added to Lawsuit] Yahoo [[Sports]], March 9, 2009</ref> However, she [[Marx's_theory_of_alienation|alienated]] many supporters when she characterized the Canadian legal [[system]] as "weak" and said the International Olympic [[Committee]] were "like the [[Taliban]] of the Olympics."<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/13/bc-women-ski-jumpers-appeal-dismissed.html Female ski jumpers lose appeal] CBC News Vancouver, [[November]] 13, 2009</ref> |
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Going into the Vancouver 2010 Games, Van held the K95 hill record of 105.5 meters <ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/skiing/news/story?id=3920762 Van wins women's ski jump title]Associated Press via ESPN.com, February 20, 2009</ref> <ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/35320777#35320777 Female Jumpers Frozen Out At Olympics] MSNBC.com, February 10, 2010</ref> at the site of the 2010 Olympic ski jumping events. |
Going into the [[Vancouver]] 2010 Games, Van held the K95 [[hill]] [[Record_(computer_science)|record]] of 105.5 meters <ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/skiing/news/story?id=3920762 Van wins women's ski jump title]Associated Press via ESPN.com, February 20, 2009</ref> <ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/35320777#35320777 Female Jumpers Frozen Out At Olympics] MSNBC.com, February 10, 2010</ref> at the site of the 2010 Olympic ski jumping events. |
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Lindsey Van (born November 27, 1984 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American ski jumper who has competed since 2002. She won a gold medal in the inaugural women's ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec. Van has a total of eight Continental Cup victories in her career.
Van is a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the organizers of the 2010 Olympics; she and other female ski jumpers claim that their rights have been violated because only male ski jumpers will be permitted to compete in the Vancouver Olympics.[1] However, she alienated many supporters when she characterized the Canadian legal system as "weak" and said the International Olympic Committee were "like the Taliban of the Olympics."[2]
Going into the Vancouver 2010 Games, Van held the K95 hill record of 105.5 meters [3] [4] at the site of the 2010 Olympic ski jumping events.
References
- ^ 5 Female Ski Jumpers Want to Be Added to Lawsuit Yahoo Sports, March 9, 2009
- ^ Female ski jumpers lose appeal CBC News Vancouver, November 13, 2009
- ^ Van wins women's ski jump titleAssociated Press via ESPN.com, February 20, 2009
- ^ Female Jumpers Frozen Out At Olympics MSNBC.com, February 10, 2010
See also
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