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Gay in Sochi: Out Ski Jumper Daniela Iraschko-Stolz Takes Silver!
Out ski jumper Daniela Iraschko-Stolz is taking a silver medal home to Austria after making history in the first Olympic women's ski jumping event on Tuesday. German jumper Carina Vogt won gold for the historic event, and Coline Mattel of France won the bronze medal.
“I’m so excited the sport is in the Olympic Games now, and we have really, really competition, and everyone can see women can do really good ski jump,” Iraschko-Stolz said to the New York Times.
Female ski jumpers sued for the right to compete at the Vancouver games in 2010. The case went to the Supreme Court of Canada, which refused to hear an appeal, but the International Olympic Committee declared the following year that the field for women's ski jumping was competitive enough for the event to be included in the Olympic games.
Earlier this week, out speedskaterIreen Wüst won gold in the 3,000 meters.
