Comments on: Koko Tsurumi – Bronze medal gymnast http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2009/10/koko-tsurumi-bronze-medal-gymnast/ tumbling, tramp, diving, acrobatics, circus, cheer, dance, martial arts, X sports ... Thu, 24 May 2012 15:39:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: shergymrag http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2009/10/koko-tsurumi-bronze-medal-gymnast/comment-page-1/#comment-145557 shergymrag Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:20:57 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/?p=11479#comment-145557 Hahahahaha! B. Sloan looks thirty to me too. But, as I said before, it's not about LOOKS! Hahahahaha! B. Sloan looks thirty to me too. But, as I said before, it’s not about LOOKS!

]]> By: Tomoko http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2009/10/koko-tsurumi-bronze-medal-gymnast/comment-page-1/#comment-145512 Tomoko Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:32:51 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/?p=11479#comment-145512 Listen! Self-centered Western people! I'm Japanese. To me, Bridget Sloan doesn't look seventeen. I thought she must be in her thirties. That' it! They are defferent. Listen! Self-centered Western people!
I’m Japanese.
To me, Bridget Sloan doesn’t look seventeen.
I thought she must be in her thirties.
That’ it! They are defferent.

]]> By: shergymrag http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2009/10/koko-tsurumi-bronze-medal-gymnast/comment-page-1/#comment-145402 shergymrag Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:45:49 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/?p=11479#comment-145402 Did anybody find documents indicating that Koko is underage? NO! That's why nobody questioned Koko's age. It has nothing to do with Japanese vs. Chinese or height. There were plenty of short gymnasts in Beijing but only the Chinese had anything remotely close to evidence which would suggest that they weren't of age. Without that the questions would have simply been brushed off the same as they were with Bai Chunyu. Teeny Chinese gymnast from a couple years back. There were always the stray posts on messageboards questioning, "Is she really 16?" But without more evidence that's all they ever added up to. It wasn't about their height or their youthful appearance. It was about the evidence! It's wrong to make it seem like people were just going by their looks. That is NOT what was happening. Did anybody find documents indicating that Koko is underage? NO! That’s why nobody questioned Koko’s age. It has nothing to do with Japanese vs. Chinese or height. There were plenty of short gymnasts in Beijing but only the Chinese had anything remotely close to evidence which would suggest that they weren’t of age. Without that the questions would have simply been brushed off the same as they were with Bai Chunyu. Teeny Chinese gymnast from a couple years back. There were always the stray posts on messageboards questioning, “Is she really 16?” But without more evidence that’s all they ever added up to.

It wasn’t about their height or their youthful appearance. It was about the evidence! It’s wrong to make it seem like people were just going by their looks. That is NOT what was happening.

]]> By: Andrea http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2009/10/koko-tsurumi-bronze-medal-gymnast/comment-page-1/#comment-145390 Andrea Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:35:17 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/?p=11479#comment-145390 Koko's face and body look her age though... Koko’s face and body look her age though…

]]> By: nwedi http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2009/10/koko-tsurumi-bronze-medal-gymnast/comment-page-1/#comment-145382 nwedi Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:33:11 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/?p=11479#comment-145382 Wasn't it since 1966 not 1996? .... Love your blog :) Wasn’t it since 1966 not 1996?
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Love your blog :)

]]> By: Fio http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/2009/10/koko-tsurumi-bronze-medal-gymnast/comment-page-1/#comment-145365 Fio Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:37:41 +0000 http://gymnasticscoaching.com/new/?p=11479#comment-145365 Off topic but, does any one else notice that Shawn J and Nast L are now following each other on twitter (finally)? wonder what brought about the change. Off topic but, does any one else notice that Shawn J and Nast L are now following each other on twitter (finally)? wonder what brought about the change.

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