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Huggies Wow; I'm a Gymnast Now; Underage Chinese Olympic Gymnasts Rant, Bella Caroli is Right
Associated Content ^ | August 12, 2008 | Michael Luchies

Posted on 08/13/2008 12:32:54 AM PDT by joinedafterattack

Huggies wow; I'm a gymnast now! I am watching the Olympics right now and couldn't be more upset watching a sporting event. I am not mad that the country I am routing for (United States) is falling apart, not mad because the only event they are showing is gymnastics, but furious because several of the gymnasts are clearly under the 16 year old age requirement. Bella Caroli himself made a comment during the broadcast that the Chinese gymnasts were under 16 but since they had "legitimate" passports, they are allowed to compete. Aren't the Olympics supposed to be the purist form of sports? Will cheating in sports ever end?

Obviously I have absolutely no evidence or proof that any of the gymnasts in the olympics are under the age of 16. But if you are fortunate to have a set of eyes and common sense you can clearly see that the women...sorry little girls that are putting on an amazing show are barely toilet trained. Ok that may be a little harsh but look at them! Many of the Chinese girls do not come up to the shoulders of any other countries athletes. I think I saw someone on the balance beam who didn't have teeth yet. Are they midgets? Is there a national problem in China with women who have stunted growth?

These girls are unbelievable, but still little girls who have no life outside of gymnastics. They are sent by their parents as young as 3 off to train for the Olympics. Sometimes they are even able to see their parents once every other year.

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To: The KG9 Kid

I don’t think I’ve ever felt as sorry for anyone as I did for Alicia Sacramone. Not one, but two falls, for a total of a 1.6 deduction. Man, that’s a lot for the other two girls to overcome.


81 posted on 08/13/2008 6:42:59 AM PDT by SoftballMominVA (I'm trying to think of a new screen name - any suggestions?)
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To: The KG9 Kid
Yes, the American team did screw up. I'm not complaining about the fact that our girls got silver; quite the contrary. The point, however, is that the host country is CHEATING. This is supposed to be women's gymnastics, not kids' gymnastics.

There are simply differences in the skull, proportions, body movements, and gestures of children and small adults, even in China. Stature and a flat nose are not the only criteria for judging age. As a mom who sees lots of Chinese kids in my neighborhood every day, I looked at some of those kids and said, "Ten. Eleven at most." A pediatrician friend said the same. Later I learned that a forensics expert also agreed.

Of course the children were wearing padded bras. Their purported breast development is not commensurate with hip development and pelvic shape. Their body proportions are those of children.

82 posted on 08/13/2008 6:51:53 AM PDT by ottbmare
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To: ThanhPhero
If you want to persuade people something against common sense to be existed ,you have to prove it.

Hey, Don't make mistake, I am Chinese, not westerner. I know what Chinese women look like because I was raised by them,and married to them. Generally Chinese woman looks younger than westerners, I know that, but the Gym team is surely beyond that far.

It is hard for women to hind their ages, their faces, skins and manners would tell the secret. So if someone states some women could be recognised 12 when she is 30, according to my experience I say she could not be Chinese. She may be aliens or something else, but not Chinese.

Faking ages by China's olympics athletes is an open secret in China for years, so I dont need to google Bella Caroli to know which side should I trust.

83 posted on 08/13/2008 6:57:09 AM PDT by hobbitslikepotatoes
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To: verse1

When I was 16...or 19 or 22 for that matter, I also had no breasts or hips. But at 16, I was 5’10” and had a full set of teeth.

Regards,


84 posted on 08/13/2008 7:00:45 AM PDT by VermiciousKnid
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To: ThanhPhero

Isn’t that interesting?

I was a VERY late bloomer, not reaching menarche until 19 due to extreme physical activity. (At my height, though, it wasn’t gymnastics — it was everything else.)

Here I was, 6 feet tall, thin as a rail and modeling in NYC, and what do I find? Grey hairs. So many that I had to start covering them up. By the time I was 30, I was completely white (underneath the dye job). Of course, my mother was also prematurely grey, but I thought that was because she had had a hysterectomy.

I wonder if one (late development) has anything to do with premature greying. Be interesting to find out, huh?

Regards,


85 posted on 08/13/2008 7:08:02 AM PDT by VermiciousKnid
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To: joinedafterattack

And no, I don't think thats a photoshop.

86 posted on 08/13/2008 7:10:45 AM PDT by Tatze (I'm in a state of taglinelessness!)
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To: SoftballMominVA

I felt very sorry for her as well. It reminded me, however, of the whole selection process for the women’s team. Alicia did not have to compete on all four events as did all other American gymnasts who wanted to make the National team and Olympic trials. Martha kept stressing that the girls who would go to training camp had to prove themselves capable of standing up to the pressure that would no doubt be a factor at the Olympics.

I’ll skip talking about other gymnasts who could easily focus on two events and perform extremely well on those events if they could just avoid the other nemesis event(s). But only Alicia was given this privilege. (for two years, I think)

Another thing about this women’s team is that they went into the Games with one gymnast only able to do bars. They could have allowed one of the alternates to take her place, but they didn’t. She did not perform her best on Bars yesterday, and she was a better choice than the other girls on the team. I think bars is our weakest event depth-wise. The one Martha wanted on the team for Bars was Shayla Worley. She was invited to training camp despite not competing at Nationals or Trials. And she broke her leg during camp. She is one of our best bars’ workers, but should she have been invited to camp at the expense of another gymnast who was healthy AND who made the National team?

OK. I’ll stop saying wouldda, couldda, shouldda. :) The Chinese girls appear younger than 16. The US women’s team is hampered with injuries and head cases. I think Alicia will win the Vault gold medal. She’s got what it takes. I’m hopeful Nastia will win bars. All Around will be a contest between Shawn and Nastia. Shawn has the edge due to vault. That will be fun to watch.


87 posted on 08/13/2008 7:15:45 AM PDT by petitfour
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To: petitfour
Good points - also the loss of Sam Peziak had to be a factor. This was a rough year injury wise for both the mens and womens teams! The men lost the Hamm brothers - although I thought their replacements were incredibly good. You are right about the all around - I'm sorta pulling for Shawn, but will be happy for Nastia also

Since you seem to have some knowledge about gymnastics - do you know when the uneven bars were pulled apart so that the girls can't do some of the skills that used to be done with going from the low bar to the high, belly twirls and slams and backward flies to the high beam?

88 posted on 08/13/2008 7:26:46 AM PDT by SoftballMominVA (I'm trying to think of a new screen name - any suggestions?)
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To: ConservativeTeen

Taiwan & a Latin American country (can’t remember) used to send OLDER players to compete in the Little League World Series. It’s very difficult to catch this kind of thing when you have government officials providing false documentation.

I imagine that there is some official at FIG that has taken a rather hefty bribe to look the other way. There is evidence out there. Not offending the host country is probably a major factor as well.


89 posted on 08/13/2008 7:27:08 AM PDT by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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To: joinedafterattack

The Olympics has always been about politics. It is why I do not watch them. They are not about good sports.


90 posted on 08/13/2008 7:31:28 AM PDT by CodeToad
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To: SoftballMominVA

I hadn’t noticed that the bars are further apart. Are they? :) (I really don’t know.) I’m a big college gymnastics’ fan, and there are young ladies who occasionally do some of those skills of old. I don’t know if the skills have lower difficulty levels and that’s why we don’t see them as often at the Elite level or not. At the NCAA level, gymnasts tend to go for showmanship more than difficulty.


91 posted on 08/13/2008 7:38:06 AM PDT by petitfour
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To: kik5150

FWIW, they didn’t fake the fireworks display during the Opening Ceremonies. The “footprint” fireworks outside the stadium were real. They had problems, or thought they would have problems following the actual fireworks by helicopter with live video.

So they created digital footprint fireworks over video of the path across the city to show inside the stadium and on TV. Its not like they tried to pass off the video as real. The commentators told us it was a digital creation for the sake of TV.

The little girl singing, however, was definitely lip synching, aka fake! I guess they don’t have any pretty girls who can sing.


92 posted on 08/13/2008 7:56:44 AM PDT by Tatze (I'm in a state of taglinelessness!)
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To: jobim

Nicely spoken. It’s just a show, folks. And, sadly, the United States is China’s pawn.

If not, where is the protest by the US? Chow.


95 posted on 08/13/2008 8:33:04 AM PDT by gathersnomoss (General George Patton had it right.)
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To: joinedafterattack

It is a shame when the state ‘owns’ its country folk and does with them as they will, and then parades their “product” at events such as the Olympics to much acclaim.. a real shame.

The IOC should be ashamed for its performance from the gitgo in awarding much less sanctioning this debacle.

Shades of the 30s and another country that did much the same and repeated it in the 80s, first as Nazis and then as Commies in East Germany.

History repeats itself, Film at 11.


96 posted on 08/13/2008 8:34:05 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE toll-free tip hotline 1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRget!!!)
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To: oyez
The Chinese control the paper work in this case. Too bad there isn’t a blood or urine test what will revel a person’s age.

Not blood or urine, would probably require some kind of radiological study. Even an average radiologist can tell you how old the subject of his/her x-ray study is by looking at the growth plates lines/gaps.

Any x-rays around of those kids? Two chances of EVER finding 'em....

97 posted on 08/13/2008 8:42:34 AM PDT by China Clipper (My favorite animal is whatever is on my plate at that time)
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To: joinedafterattack
One of the reason younger girls are supposed to be banned is that kids are not meant to be under such pressure, but they also have the advantage of having a VERY flexible child's body.
This is one of those rare cases where being a younger child is a major advantage physically if they can mentally hold it together.

I don't see how the world keeps a blind eye on these girls being 13-14 and the cheating allowing them to compete.

98 posted on 08/13/2008 8:46:22 AM PDT by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: A CA Guy

Also, the smaller girls really have an advantage on floor over bigger girls. Two of our girls stepped out of bounds last night. Unless they really screw up, the smaller girls have a much smaller chance of stepping out.


99 posted on 08/13/2008 8:55:25 AM PDT by half-cajun
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To: joinedafterattack

"Leave China Alone!"

100 posted on 08/13/2008 8:57:18 AM PDT by dfwgator ( This tag blank until football season.)
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