Why Aren't Female Ski Jumpers Allowed in the Olympics?

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There are two reasons why Alissa Johnson, a 22-year-old Park City, Utah, native, knows she should be in Vancouver today.

First, to support her brother Anders, who is ski jumping for the US Olympic team.

And second, to strap on her 8-foot-long skis and compete herself. She's one of the US's top five female ski jumpers. If there were a women's team, she'd be on it.

But there isn't. So, because ski jumping is the last remaining sport of the Olympics that bars women from competing, Johnson is going as a sister and a friend. And that's it.

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