Milan Olympics advance gender equality in athletes and events.

Women are set to make up 47 per cent of athletes at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and Canada's 206-member team includes 107 female athletes.

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will be the most gender-balanced Olympic Winter Games in history. Women are set to make up 47 per cent of the athletes and the program includes a record 50 women's events. A spokesperson for the International Olympic Committee said 12 of the 16 disciplines on the program will feature full gender parity. Canada's 206-member team in Italy includes 107 female athletes. Known details: - Women are set to comprise 47 per cent of athletes at the Games. - The program features 50 women's events, an Olympic Winter Games record. - An IOC spokesperson said 12 of 16 disciplines will have full gender parity, with the exact breakdown to be available after the Games. - Four new women's events were added: freestyle skiing dual moguls, luge doubles, ski jumping large individual hill, and ski mountaineering sprint. - Canada's delegation includes 107 female athletes among 206 team members. Summary: Organizers and Canadian sports groups have highlighted the increased participation and the addition of women's events as steps toward greater gender balance at the Winter Games. The full and exact gender breakdown has been announced as available only after the Games are over.