[freeringtonesioo]

Nooooo!!! Alicia Sacramone!!!!

Can't say that came true.

[onelovemp]

Johnson has a nice butt. She looks like a chipmunk, in a cute way.

But she was born in '92, which I think makes her the same age as my little cousin and kinda creeps me out.

[ImapFidaarram]

Johnson has a nice butt. She looks like a chipmunk, in a cute way.

But she was born in '92, which I think makes her the same age as my little cousin and kinda creeps me out.

Dick!

Means she was born I was a senior in HS. But I digress. She is merely a cute girl and a great competitor.

But I echo the Sacramore talk. They are all young girls but she looks all woman. Very nice.

[krasniyluch]

So yeah, this thread reminded me of something I saw on Youtube recently. Remember these girls?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWKGU-ZVNlE

And you know what, I think Keri Strug is AMAZING cute.

And Shannon Miller, OMG!!

I was "about" thier age when this happened and drooled like boys do at gymnists. But I was watching reply of the 96 games before this and though "Oh my, they were young, and still developing, and homely in ways". Than I saw this and thanked God the little girls grow up

Im creepy, I know.

[Hixinfineedom]

So yeah, this thread reminded me of something I saw on Youtube recently. Remember these girls?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWKGU-ZVNlE

And you know what, I think Keri Strug is AMAZING cute.

And Shannon Miller, OMG!!

I was "about" thier age when this happened and drooled like boys do at gymnists. But I was watching reply of the 96 games before this and though "Oh my, they were young, and still developing, and homely in ways". Than I saw this and thanked God the little girls grow up

Im creepy, I know.

Dominique Moceanu was the hottest chick in the world to me when I was that age.

[AbraxiaAsus]

I swear to God one time I saw it show a Chinese girls name it said her age was 15...Im about 85% sure I saw that. Coulda been an oversight but the fact is those Chinese girls are probably in elementary school.

But they still won....and that's lame.

[tilmprarnerit]

She got a little chubby

Go figure, she's gotta be damn near 30 by now.

[styhorporry]

She got a little chubby

She did have a kid. I don't know when the photo was taken, but she had one last year.

[forextradinginfo]

Dominique Moceanu was the hottest chick in the world to me when I was that age.

She got a little chubby

[bredkumanfirst]

She got a little chubby

Yeah, I was just going to say that. She was a cute little thing and is still cute. But not a little thing.

I think the three best lookers coming for that interview today was Shannon Miller, Keri Strugg and Dominique Dawes.

[ticfarentibia]

She did have a kid. I don't know when the photo was taken, but she had one last year.

Maybe she carried guilt from busting on her ass and forcing Keri to blow out her ankle to bring it home

[mazabotman]

I swear to God one time I saw it show a Chinese girls name it said her age was 15...Im about 85% sure I saw that. Coulda been an oversight but the fact is those Chinese girls are probably in elementary school.

But they still won....and that's lame.

I saw it too.

It's crazy that they only see their parents once a year from the age of 3. China is one fucked up place. The Olympics are great, but to take kids away from their families is nuts. Even worse is the families tell them they have to stay there, to make their lives better.

[EzekelEnzino]

I swear to God one time I saw it show a Chinese girls name it said her age was 15...Im about 85% sure I saw that. Coulda been an oversight but the fact is those Chinese girls are probably in elementary school.

But they still won....and that's lame.

What do you think was an oversight? That they said 15? They only need to turn 16 during the Olympic year, the fact they won't turn 16 for a few more years is another story.

[MauroDarudo]

I saw it too.

It's crazy that they only see their parents once a year from the age of 3. China is one fucked up place. The Olympics are great, but to take kids away from their families is nuts. Even worse is the families tell them they have to stay there, to make their lives better.

You did? Yes! I'm not crazy.

But that is crazy...I mean its it worth it? I guess to them it is...this is the biggest thing in Chinese history.

What do you think was an oversight? That they said 15? They only need to turn 16 during the Olympic year, the fact they won't turn 16 for a few more years is another story.

Oh is that the case? I wasnt sure of the rules on that.

But youre right, most of those girls werent 16 or turning 16 this year. Maybe in a decade or two.

[homerdienru]

the caption read "Lukin excelled on the uneven bars". to me, it looks like shes about to fall HARD.

[seawolferr]

Americans do well at the Olympics when:

A) They've so far outshone the competition that judges would be hung for screwing (Basketball for example)
B) The result of the competition is not based on judgment calls (Swimming for example)

If the Americans compete similarly to other countries in competitions such as diving, gymnastics, or figure skating, they will always finish behind. Too many judges hate America, and there is no accountability.

I only saw the vault and unevens. I believe the US gymnasts were screwed in both of those events, particularly the uneven bars.

Personally, if I were USA Gymnastics, I'd hand back the silver and protest the competition. China used underage, more nimble athlete, and if the IOC didn't bend over and take it like Tonya Harding every time some Communist thug told them, "We're going to use 12 yr olds whether you like it or not," maybe the sanctity of the freaking games would improve.

Of course, tough to have sanctity when one nation threatens their athletes with life in a shithole if they fail (if they're lucky).

[VodsNittats]

Americans do well at the Olympics when:

A) They've so far outshone the competition that judges would be hung for screwing (Basketball for example)
B) The result of the competition is not based on judgment calls (Swimming for example)

If the Americans compete similarly to other countries in competitions such as diving, gymnastics, or figure skating, they will always finish behind. Too many judges hate America, and there is no accountability.

I only saw the vault and unevens. I believe the US gymnasts were screwed in both of those events, particularly the uneven bars.

Personally, if I were USA Gymnastics, I'd hand back the silver and protest the competition. China used underage, more nimble athlete, and if the IOC didn't bend over and take it like Tonya Harding every time some Communist thug told them, "We're going to use 12 yr olds whether you like it or not," maybe the sanctity of the freaking games would improve.

Of course, tough to have sanctity when one nation threatens their athletes with life in a shithole if they fail (if they're lucky).

Unfortunatley tis truth here. Only time our women won gold in gymnastics the Olympics were in Los Angeles and Atlanta.

Such is out lot in for.

[Peterli]

I saw it too.

It's crazy that they only see their parents once a year from the age of 3. China is one fucked up place. The Olympics are great, but to take kids away from their families is nuts. Even worse is the families tell them they have to stay there, to make their lives better.

Ah, dont give them too much credit. They are just copying the Soviet model of making athletes. For some reason communist regimes really care about being the best in the Olympics.

Someone else mentioned this being the biggest thing in Chinesse history. I have heard that recently too. And I dont buy it. Chinesse histroy is long and deep and full of important events. I think what is meant is this is the biggest thing in recent or contemporary Chinesse history. I think the "buzz" machine at NBC is just over amping that.

[DialOne]

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer...ory?id=3534544

Earlier state media report listed gymnast He's age as 13

Associated Press

Updated: August 14, 2008, 10:02 AM ET

BEIJING -- Just nine months before the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese government's news agency, Xinhua, reported that gymnast He Kexin was 13, which would have made her ineligible to be on the team that won a gold medal this week.

In its report Nov. 3, Xinhua identified He as one of "10 big new stars" who made a splash at China's Cities Games. It gave her age as 13 and reported that she beat Yang Yilin on the uneven bars at those games. In the final, "this little girl" pulled off a difficult release move on the bars known as the Li Na, named for another Chinese gymnast, Xinhua said in the report, which appeared on one of its Web sites, www.hb.xinhuanet.com
The Associated Press found the Xinhua report on the site Thursday morning and saved a copy of the page. Later that afternoon, the Web site was still working but the page was no longer accessible. Sports editors at the state-run news agency would not comment for publication.
If the age reported by Xinhua was correct, that would have meant He was too young to be on the Chinese team that beat the United States on Wednesday and clinched China's first women's team Olympic gold in gymnastics. She is also a favorite for gold in Monday's uneven bars final.
Yang was also on Wednesday's winning team. Questions have also been raised about her age and that of a third team member, Jiang Yuyuan.
Gymnasts have to be 16 during the Olympic year to be eligible for the Games. He's birthday is listed as Jan. 1, 1992.
Chinese authorities insist that all three are old enough to compete. He herself told reporters after Wednesday's final that "my real age is 16. I don't pay any attention to what everyone says."
Zhang Hongliang, an official with China's gymnastics delegation at the Games, said Thursday the differing ages which have appeared in Chinese media reports had not been checked in advance with the gymnastics federation.
"It's definitely a mistake," Zhang said of the Xinhua report, speaking in a telephone interview. "Never has any media outlet called me to check the athletes' ages."
Asked whether the federation had changed their ages to make them eligible, Zhang said: "We are a sports department. How would we have the ability to do that?"
"We already explained this very clearly. There's no need to discuss this thing again."
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has said repeatedly that a passport is the "accepted proof of a gymnast's eligibility," and that He and China's other gymnasts have presented ones that show they are age eligible. The IOC also checked the girls' passports and deemed them valid.
A May 23 story in the China Daily newspaper, the official English-language paper of the Chinese government, said He was 14. The story was later corrected to list her as 16.
"This is not a USAG issue," said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. "The FIG and the IOC are the proper bodies to handle this."

[AndrewBoss]

I had a hard time reading that story. Her name is He. I kept getting confused.