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1 posted on 05/03/2021 1:18:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Some of those girl gymnasts are painfully thin. I hate to think they are starved to keep them small and limber to do their gymnastic routines. Perhaps that is going on.


2 posted on 05/03/2021 1:20:27 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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Didn’t she end up as a “honey trap” for the KGB?


4 posted on 05/03/2021 1:23:07 PM PDT by jdsteel ("A Republic, Madam, if you can keep it." Sorry Ben, looks like we blew it.)
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/14/us/kathie-klages-ex-msu-gymnastics-coach-verdict/index.html


5 posted on 05/03/2021 1:26:19 PM PDT by PGalt (past peak civilization?)
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Athletics, at a high level, is inevitably demanding. Someone, somewhere, is going to ridiculous lengths to make sure they win. So, if you hope to win, then you also have to go to ridiculous lengths.

Which is probably why shoving 14-year-olds into international competition is a weird idea.

If some young adult (22?) really, really wants a pro football career then maybe they’ll go do some crazy stuff to make it happen. But that’s on them. Children have a much harder time saying No. And many parents aren’t actually focused on the kid.


11 posted on 05/03/2021 2:06:55 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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Not surprised.


12 posted on 05/03/2021 2:07:35 PM PDT by bgill
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Wow, just looked at the recent crop of gymnast girls — they’re all built on truck chassis. Awful little trogs.


14 posted on 05/03/2021 2:32:33 PM PDT by Born to Conserve
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READ LATER!


21 posted on 05/03/2021 5:26:43 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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