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Why did Olympic Women’s Ski Jump have to wait 90 years?

Lindsey Marie Van is a US champion ski jumper, but she was unable to compete in the Winter Olympics for many years as there simply was not an event for women. She explains some of the reasons she was given as to why women shouldn’t ski jump.

Image: Lindsey Marie Van
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