Posted on 08/13/2008 12:32:54 AM PDT by joinedafterattack
they have the immaturity of their dance moves, because they are so young
just like ice skating, the young ones can make the jumps, but their presentation is not as dazzling (mature) as the older skaters
Are you indicating your inability to judge ages? No woman on earth could make her look like 12 when she is 30. This is far from common sense.
And if they lose, their parent are sent to the mines.
Is the author in shipping/receiving or just a lousy speller?
Whether the Chinese team had members younger than 16 is moot. The U.S. team can file an appeal if it has proof. But, what’s worse for the U.S.? Getting beat by 16-year-old Chinese or getting beat by 14-year-old Chinese? If the Chinese gymnasts were underage and had a couple more years to practice, I’m assuming the American team would have been beaten worse. The Chinese did routines with higher degrees of difficulty and the Americans choked at the wrong time.
“BTW, was it me or did those Chinese girls (most) just totally lack in grace and fluidity in thier routines.”
I noticed that too. They seemed very “mechanical” to me.
25 but what’s your point?
I’m sure watching the Chinese gymnastics team is quite stimulating, for pedophiles.
Games ain't over yet, greenhorn.
Pedophiles have loved women’s gymnastics as far back as Olga Korbut.
Nice try, “doc.” Are you one of those barefoot “doctors” that runs around the Chicomm countryside with a bag of herbs and a tai-chi superman cape?
Or are you one of the European or American leftist hacks paid by the Chicomms to spread propaganda on the web?
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The infiltration by the leftists is getting bad here on FR.
The Chinese gymnastics coach spoke the truth when he mentioned how skilled his girls were despite being so young.
He seemed to be acknowledging his breaking the rules.
Given the phony displays during the opening ceremonies it’s become clear that what we see in China is far from reality.
40. :)
Between the phony opening ceremony tricks and the stabbing of the American tourists the world got to see the real China.
Ugly
Read the links in post #6.
Two 15 year olds and a 14 year old.
No need to be the ever understanding peacemaker in the face of clear evidence.
So how come our girls don’t look like pre teens?
“I was talking with a guy today who is interested in doing business in China. He saw a video on China featuring one of these girls. They made a point of stating that she was twelve. The video was made in 2006.”
Over the past two weeks I have read several articles about the Chinese women gymnasts. At least three of these little girls were competeing in 2006 as 12 year olds. Suddenly this past spring they began showing up with passsports saying they had turned 16 years of age. The news article had checked the rosters from previous competitions to come up with this information.
If our girls had not made mistakes in the two last rotations they may have pulled out this win and won gold, but they did not perform up to par, especialy the otherwise dynamic Alicia Sacramone who fell off the beam and later fell during her floor routine. Also, Shawn Johnson stepped out of bounds during her otherwise fantastic floor routine.
Wait until Tursday evenning when Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin go for the all-around title. Both are top ranked. It would be a shame if a 14 year-old wins a title by bending all the rules of the Olympic and gymnastics federation.
Those Chinese girls looked about ten. No way the chicoms weren’t cheating.
” routing for “
Routing???
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