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Does the China Olympic Gymnastics Team deserve Gold?

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Should these underage girls be stripped of their medals? COMMENT PLEASE! And SUBSCRIBE please!!! According to reporting from U.S. news organizations, half of China's six-member women's gymnastics team that won the gold medal today was not old enough to be competing in the event. The rules say competitors have to turn 16 in the Olympic year to be eligible for the Games, meaning they have to have been born in 1992 or earlier. Before the Chinese women's gymnastics team officially took the gold on the Olympic stage the critics opened up the debate on national television. A commentator during last night's team competition spoke about the controversy surrounding team China. Three gymnasts on team China came under scrutiny last month when a New York Times report alleged they falsified passports to make the age requirement of 16 years old. "Their ages were quote, unquote verified by passports," the commentator said. The obvious question is why would someone younger even have a competitive advantage? "There are certain skills you can learn much quicker and easier when you are younger," gymnastics coach Stephanie Larsen said. Larsen coaches highly skilled female gymnasts in Woodbury and she says younger female gymnasts are much more flexible and agile and that changes dramatically when girls hit puberty. "As you change and grow up your distribution changes and it becomes a lot harder to do certain things," Larsen said. What do you think?

Channel: Sports
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: wickedcool222

Length: 05:29
Rating: 3.26
Views: 39172

Tags: 2008  beijing  china  girls  gold  gymnastics  olympics  team  usa  women  

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pigberto (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
yeah right fine! typical Americans! America is the best country in the world! All other countries are ruled by little girls! Only Americans deserve to win! Even if we fell the shit out in our routines.
tiffanynbchoi (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
if they really are underage,then they are even more better than US because the US team,which are over 16,lost to China's 14 year-olds!!!!
FlippinTitan2010 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The American gymnasts feel like they don't deserve gold... so you can't point fingers.
bluediamond11 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
ok if you look on any street in america you can find like 60 fast food resturants you don't see that much in china
bluediamond11 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
ok you know they started training at the age of 2 id call that commitment
friskyeugene (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
it doesnt matter if your underage if ur best in the world americans are just jealous they lost
Celessss (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Yeah, but the thing is that they are not underage , so why do you keep saying that?
flowertrue (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Its not about their age, so much as it is about they (the chinese government) seems to have lied and cheated. Not a big shock there, seen it done before (powdered milk, anyone?) The thing is, children should NOT compete in the Olympics. A 16 year-old (ideally) has the understanding and the maturity to make choices about the intense training and commitment that it takes to compete. A 14-year old does not.
aznlilchris (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
well, Tom Daley, a british diver, was only 14 when he entered to this Olympic game in China. So i think Americans are just angry at the chinese for winning many gold medals. so yeah Americans should shut the hell up.
cindylinger (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Americans can't accept their lose, that's so funny. How about your Nasty's age? Can you explain that?

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