Is Olympic Gymnastics American Women vs. Chinese Girls?

Alright, there's no way those Chinese gymnasts are 16

Posted 8/19/2008 on Fourth-Place Medal

It's bad enough to watch the U.S. gymnasts get jobbed by the judges in these Olympics. But it's even worse knowing that they're losing on technicalities to girls who aren't even eligible to compete. You know what I'm talking about. There's no way those Chinese gymnasts are 16. Forget 16; they aren't even 14. One of them looks the same age as the girl who was lip-syncing at the ...

More on the Chinese Gymnastics Cheating

Posted 8/18/2008 on Hoops and Other Pop Culture

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-flumenbaum/scandal-of-the-ages-docum_b_118842.html Word is the International Olympic Committee has now taken the allegations seriously and has appointed a former baseball umpire to verify the ages of the Chinese gymnasts. Some of his former work is depicted in the video below at about the 2 minute mark:

Gold Medal Chinese Gymnast He Kexin May Be Underage

Posted 8/18/2008 on OnTheVerge.co.za

Just days after reports surfaced that the Chinese Olympic committee was faking the song which kicked off last week’s opening ceremonies comes the accusation the Chinese are faking ages as well. Amid allegations that three of the Chinese gold medalist gymnasts are underage, The Associated Press reports they’ve tracked down a story reported by the Chinese government news agency ...

Chinese Gymnast’s Age Questioned After Umbilical Cord Gets Caught on Balance Beam

Posted 8/15/2008 on Sports Cucumber

The International Olympic Community is in outrage today, demanding that the International Olympic Committee investigate the Chinese Gymnastics team after a gymnast’s umbilical cord caused an accident during the Women’s individual medal round. Jiang Yuyuan, aged “16″, was executing an ambitious Rulfova maneuver when what appeared to be her umbilical cord escaped from her ...

2008 Olympics: So What If He's Only 14?

Posted 8/15/2008 on Blogcritics Section: Sports

Chinese gold medal gymnast He Kexin might not be 16, or she may be. Point is, what's the point? Other bombshell headlines that might knock me over with a feather: "Local Waffle House Fails Health Inspection." "Congressman Indicted." "Blockbuster Summer Movie A Disappointment." Now let's add "One Of Those Chinese Gymnasts Might Not Be 16 Years Old At ...

Fideo Friday: Gettin Knocked The F*ck Out Edition

Posted 8/15/2008 on Hotdog & Friends

M.F. So the Americans can get Gold and Silver in the Women’s Gymnastics Individual All-Around, but they still can’t come up with the Gold for the Team competition? I would say that the blame falls squarely on the shoulders (broad, but sexy) of the Stegasauras-necked Alicia Sacramone. Even though she fell when the U.S. needed it most, she can still do two things exceptionally ...

SHOCKING NEWS YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE

Posted 8/14/2008 on With Leather - Sport news and gossip, now with 80% more puppies!

Hey, remember when the Chinese gymnasts won Olympic team gold with girls who were obviously under the legal competitive age of 16?  As it turns out, at least one of the girls is under the age of 16 . Just nine months before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government's news agency, Xinhua, reported that gymnast He Kexin was 13, which would have made her ineligible to be on the team ...

Prepubescent looking Chinese gymnasts are quite possibly actually prepubescent

Posted 8/14/2008 on The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.

So, as we all saw, the Chinese women’s gymnastics team didn’t all really look 16. But hey: people look older and younger than they are. It’s a fact of life. For instance: I think this last week of work has aged me 30 years. I’m bald and have a chronic arthritic condition. Also, my back hurts and I’m sick of mowing the lawn. BUT ANYWAY, it looks like the ...

PAY TO PLAY

Posted 8/14/2008 on ESPNtheMag.com - MagDaily

We love world records, but when we found out the Chinese have been rigging the pool , (not to mention their gymnasts ) we figured we'd try to get in on the action ourselves for the next-go-round. Problem is, these Olympics-types get their gear for free. We don't. Even those Speedo's are $550 retail! But it got us thinking: for the many Olympic sports that have the "We could do that!" glow, ...

So The Chinese Gymnast Was Only 14?

Posted 8/14/2008 on Dan Shanoff

My reaction remains: So what? OK, so it breaks the "rules." But if they'll let that David Archuleta-like British diver compete at 14, it seems ludicrous to restrict gymnasts. Again, it's very simple: IF you're good enough to compete at the highest level, there shouldn't be any age restriction. That goes for basketball, football and baseball, too, by the way.

MTV must wait four years to throw a sweet 16

Posted 8/14/2008 on The Sports Culture

There’s no. Fucking. Way. These Chinese gymnasts are 16 years old. And here’s a few reasons why: According to some sketch-ass forum, this chick is 16. And so is the preggers Jamie Lynne Spears . (Noteworthy: pregnant . Meaning: bearing a child .) Even this DVD is about newly-turned — and ridiculously spoiled – 16-year-olds, which even features an episode ...

Dominique Dawes on age of Chinese gymnasts

Posted 8/13/2008 on Fourth-Place Medal

Yahoo! Sports gymnastics analyst Dominique Dawes talks about the questionable ages of the Chinese women's gymnastics team:

Chinese Gymnasts Capture Gold, Retreat To Summer Home In Yao Ming’s Sneaker

Posted 8/13/2008 on Tirico Suave

Watching the Chinese gymnasts last night, I couldn’t help but feeling skeezed out. Actually, I’m pretty sure the culprits on ‘To Catch A Predator’ even shied away from the screen. Via SI’s E.M. Swift: And we do mean young. Their passports are issued by a Chinese government that is very, very interested in winning lots and lots of [...]

Olympics: Chinese Gymnasts Win Amid Controversy

Posted 8/13/2008 on Intentional Foul

After giving the United States an numerical opportunity to overtake them — a chance the Americans squandered — the Chinese women’s gymnastics team won the gold medal; although, there are lots of questions surrounding the ages of some of the Chinese competitors. In order to compete in Olympic gymnastics, the team members had to be 16 or older. A report in the New York ...

Are Chinese gymnasts the anti-doping: delaying puberty?

Posted 8/13/2008 on Steroid Nation

A quick look at the Chinese pre-pubescent girl's gymnastics team, with the new 'flexible birthday feature' makes one wonder if the anti-doping overlord hasn't emerged into the 2008 Olympics.  We wondered if these girls qualify for kindergarten this year in Ohio? US Olympic coach Bela Karolyi isn't the least bit pleased. " They are using half-people," Karolyi said. ...

"So the Chinese women have their first-ever ...

Posted 8/13/2008 on Deadspin

"So the Chinese women have their first-ever Olympic team gold medal. Good for them. But their prize will always be viewed under a cloud of suspicion — prior to these Games, several publications, most notably The New York Times, found evidence that at least two of the Chinese gymnasts were only 14, two years younger than the Olympic minimum — and to some extent the image of ...

Chinese Gymnasts Underage?

Posted 8/13/2008 on RightFielders Women in Sports

The Chinese Gymnastics team took the gold in Beijing on Wednesday morning while questions still linger about their ages. Read about it below and see photos and a video. Chinese Gymnasts A couple of critical errors made on the balance beam by American gymnast Alicia Sacramone left the opening needed for the Chinese gymnasts to take a [...]

Gymnastics | Shawn Johnson leads mighty lineup

Published 8/6/2008 on The Seattle Times: Sports

The Chinese women's gymnasts will have the comforts of home. Their American rivals will make them uncomfortable anyway. The U.S. lineup of Shawn Johnson...