Ski jumping is the only men-only winter Olympic sport, and it's going to stay that way for now.

The British Columbia appeals court reportedly released the reasoning today behind last week’s dismissal of a case brought by a group of female ski jumpers fighting for inclusion in February’s Olympic games.

According to the Associated Press, the ruling explained that although only allowing men to compete in the sport in Vancouver violated the skiers’ rights given by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the court could not force the Olympic organizing committee (VANOC) to do what’s beyond their power.

“It is a case in which a non-governmental body (VANOC) is brought before the court as a result of policies which neither it nor any Canadian authority has the power to change,” read the ruling. “VANOC simply does not have the power to determine what events are included in the 2010 Olympic program.”

The female ski jumpers had initially fought in court last summer to force the hand of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), those who select what sports are included, but the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled that it did not have the power to force the IOC.

Ski jumping is the only sport in the winter Olympics that is men-only, but the sport’s governing body is pushing for female inclusion in the 2014 winter games in Sochi, Russia.

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