Why did an Olympic skier who took first place at a German ski jumping competition earlier this month walk away with a goodie bag of toiletries and towels while the male winner received a cash prize of thousands of euros? That's the question on the lips of many in the ski world this week as details of the latest pay disparity in ski jumping came to light.
Selina Freitag is a 23-year-old German skier who won a qualifying round at the Two-Night Ski Jumping Tour in Garmisch-Partenkirchen which took place at the beginning of the year. The Two Nights Tour is a smaller women's ski jumping competition that was introduced for the 2023-24 season in response to longstanding calls for a women's version of the 9-day men's Four Hills Tournament.
