A group of female ski jumpers have said they will appeal a court ruling that dismissed their bid to force Olympic organisers to let them compete in next year’s Winter Games in Vancouver.

The 96th edition of the Tour de France, that ended last week, cast its spell over many a ski star. During the first two and half weeks, several well-known FIS athletes have visited the Tour, the world’s largest sporting event in terms of the number of spectators on site.

The father of a man killed while doing maintenance on a chairlift said the $250,000 fine imposed on the owners of the Alberta ski hill where the death occurred is fair. The money will go toward an endowment for Selkirk College in B.C., which has a ski-resort operations and management program.