( CNN ) -- The next Winter Olympics in Russia will feature six new events , meaning that more women will be able to compete at Sochi in 2014 . The men 's and women 's ski half-pipe , women 's ski jumping , biathlon mixed relay , team figure skating and luge team relay will be added , the International Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday . Another decision will soon be made about whether to add five other competitions : men 's and women 's ski slopestyle and snowboard slopestyle , plus Alpine team parallel . The IOC said it had looked at ways of increasing universality , gender equity and youth appeal and overall value to the four-yearly Games . `` The inclusion of these events on the Olympic Winter Games program is sure to be appreciated by athletes and sports fans alike , '' IOC president Jacques Rogge said . `` These are exciting , entertaining events that perfectly complement the existing events on the sports program , bring added appeal and increase the number of women participating at the Games . '' Meanwhile , the IOC is preparing rules aimed at preventing a repeat of the Caster Semenya gender controversy . The South African runner 's 800-meters victory as an 18-year-old at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin sparked a furore that saw her miss a year of competition while tests were undertaken to determine her true sex . Semenya has since been allowed to return to running as a woman by the International Association of Athletics Federations , but the IOC is hoping to avoid such embarrassment at the 2012 London Olympics . The IOC 's executive board is meeting in the British capital this week and has agreed on the rules in principle , the UK Press Association reported on Tuesday . `` My opinion is that there will not be many such cases , '' IOC medical commission chairman Professor Arne Ljungqvist told PA. `` My experience in the last several years is that there has been a handful of cases over the last 10 years . I feel to start with it would be advisable for sport to have a panel of experts who can gain more experience of these cases so that they can be dealt with in a consistent way . `` I would probably personally recommend the identification of a number of experts to gain the necessary expertise in the near future . ''
The IOC announces that six events will be added to 2014 Winter Olympics . More women athletes will have the chance to compete at Sochi in Russia . IOC is drawing up rules to prevent repeat of Caster Semenya gender controversy . Its executive board is meeting in London and hopes to have rules in place for 2012 .