ABC News Changes Awful Headline That Sochi Ski Slopes Are Too 'Macho' For Women (UPDATED)

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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 09: Sarka Pancochova of Czech Republic competes in her Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Finals during day two of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 9, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 09: Sarka Pancochova of Czech Republic competes in her Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Finals during day two of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 9, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

ABC News wrote a headline Thursday morning suggesting the ski slopes at the 2014 Sochi Olympics are too "macho" for women to handle.

The headline read "Women Olympians Getting Hurt on Macho Sochi Slopes." Editor-in-chief at Think Progress Judd Legum pointed it out for us on Twitter first:

The story was about Olympian Sarka Pancochova who suffered a hard fall and cracked her helmet in the slopestyle final, and the significantly larger number of women athletes getting injured in Sochi than men.

Here is a preview of the full article:

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The Winter Olympics, which are broadcast by NBC, have not been the brightest spot for ABC News. On Tuesday, for example, it was announced that NBC's "Today" beat "Good Morning America" for a full week in ratings for the first time in nearly two years.

UPDATE: A spokesperson from ABC News informed the Huffington Post in an email that the headline has been changed, adding, "We completely agree that it was an awful headline."

New headline:

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(h/t: Judd Legum)

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