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Chinese Gymnast Apparently Proven Underage
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yingwenlaoshi



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:07 am    Post subject: Chinese Gymnast Apparently Proven Underage Reply with quote

http://sports.sympatico.msn.ca/As+Olympic+Games+wind+down+wait+goes+on+for+Chinese+gymnasts/Beijing2008/ContentPosting?isfa=1&newsitemid=121419046&feedname=CP_EN_OGAMES&show=True&number=0&showbyline=True&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=True

So it looks like their going to lose 4 medals.

Oops. Yeah, right.
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bassexpander



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

UH... I suppose that's why they went to such massive lengths to cover up the "oversight"?
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whatever



Joined: 11 Jun 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

...doesn't matter anyway, as we all know that it's the OVERAL MEDAL COUNT THAT MATTERS and the unquestioned supremacy that it entails. so, eat that, 'China' Wink

and gd, that's a long-ass link. where'd you get that from, space?
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caniff



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Be careful, China. Your nose is growing. And your pants are on fire.
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Privateer



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

whatever wrote:
...doesn't matter anyway, as we all know that it's the OVERAL MEDAL COUNT THAT MATTERS and the unquestioned supremacy that it entails. so, eat that, 'China' Wink

and gd, that's a long-ass link. where'd you get that from, space?


Who's 'we'? It's the gold medal count that matters.
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mindmetoo



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I figure the IOC will trip the girl of her medal sometimes after the end of the tard games. They'll let china have some face.
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Beej



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mindmetoo wrote:
I figure the IOC will trip the girl of her medal sometimes after the end of the tard games. They'll let china have some face.


Tard games? Dont confuse the Paralympics with the Special Olympics. Very Happy
I wonder how "para" one must be to enter the Paralympics.
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lowpo



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 4:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beej wrote:
mindmetoo wrote:
I figure the IOC will trip the girl of her medal sometimes after the end of the tard games. They'll let china have some face.


Tard games? Dont confuse the Paralympics with the Special Olympics. Very Happy
I wonder how "para" one must be to enter the Paralympics.



Looks like she will keep her medals.

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/gymnastics/news;_ylt=AjZMMi63HwmrRfycf.cOgdeVTZd4?slug=ap-gym-underagechinese&prov=ap&type=lgns
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Cranberryopah



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

[quote="lowpo"]
Beej wrote:
mindmetoo wrote:
I figure the IOC will trip the girl of her medal sometimes after the end of the tard games. They'll let china have some face.


Tard games? Dont confuse the Paralympics with the Special Olympics. Very Happy
I wonder how "para" one must be to enter the Paralympics.


Awww "tard games" I don't think that adjective need exist.
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Underwaterbob



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Time to haul out my one joke:

What's better than winning a gold medal in the special olympics?

















Not being retarded.
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itaewonguy



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I dont get it... so what if she is underage! I mean isnt it suppose to be the best olympian! so what if she is 12 years old.. she deserves the gold if she beat her peers! may the best man win!
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Beej



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Underwaterbob wrote:
Time to haul out my one joke:

















Not being retarded.



Special Olympics: Even if you win the gold, you're still retarded.
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crash bang



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

if china cheated, they should lose their medals

BUT

it's a ridiculous and pointless rule. 14-year old (and much younger) girls are still going to compete in gymnastics. theyre just not going to do it in the olympics. it's been said the rule is more about protecting the girls from injuring their bone structure, and not so much about protecting them from the stress of competing with adults. after all, swimming had some 14-year old boys. if a 14-year old girl is the best gymast in the world, it's because she's been tumbling and doing the splits since she was a zygote. she can handle the freaking pressure. and telling her she cant be in the olympics is stupid, because she's still going to compete anyways. it's not like the olympics is the only game in town
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Rteacher



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

According to all the analysts and interviewed experts (including Bela Karoli) on the American Olympic broadcasts, underage, undersized gymnasts have a considerable physical - and even a pyschological - advantage over those who are past puberty.

They fit more easily through parallel bars, have more space to work with on the balence beams, are more flexible, and tend to feel less mental stress than older competitors who more keenly realize how much is at stake.
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Underwaterbob



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rteacher wrote:
According to all the analysts and interviewed experts (including Bela Karoli) on the American Olympic broadcasts, underage, undersized gymnasts have a considerable physical - and even a pyschological - advantage over those who are past puberty.

They fit more easily through parallel bars, have more space to work with on the balence beams, are more flexible, and tend to feel less mental stress than older competitors who more keenly realize how much is at stake.


Not that I'm stalking you or anything or that it even matters but I seem to end up reading a lot of your posts and that's the third or fourth time I've seen you spell balance "balence" in the last few days.
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