British Woman Sled Racer Banned

A British woman hoping to break into an all-male sport has been barred from racing in next month’s world skeleton championships Feb. 12-17 in Calgary, Alberta.

British army Lance Corporal Cecilia Mason, who was the only woman in Sunday’s World Cup skeleton race in Altenburg, Germany, was disqualified from the rest of the World Cup season.

Rules of the Milan-based International Bobsleigh and Toboggan Federation do not specify that racers must be male.