So pronounces difficulty plus execution.
I’m deflated after the Women’s Olympic Gymnastics Team competition. Not deflated that China won — they deserved it — rather deflated that the USA did not make more of a run at them.
Sadly, one of my favourite gymnasts is going to take a lot of heat. What a shame. I’m feeling badly for Alicia Sacramone right now.
Sadly, many fans of the USA will turn their frustration back to the Age Falsification accusations. Especially the latest revelation: that 2000 Chinese Olympic medalist Yang Yun admitted last year on Chinese TV that she was only age-14 in Sydney. And she very nearly won the All-around there.
I posted the details on Gymnast.com:
… International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) President Bruno Grandi says he may investigate whether Yang Yun was really 14 at the Sydney Olympics.
Yang won the Bronze medal on bars and a Bronze in the Team Final. And is the girlfriend of multiple world champion and favorite to win the Olympics in 2008, Yang Wei. …
read more – 2000 Olympic gymnast Yang Yun underage?
Personally I would like to see the F.I.G. age requirement eliminated. Eliminated until such time that age can be accurately confirmed. Why have a rule that cannot be enforced?
China won the Team competition at the Olympics. Even if they did have underage girls on their team. I’m against any kind of retroactive penalty on these gymnasts, should those accusations be confirmed.
source – Gymbrooke Sports News
Future sanctions against the Chinese Gymnastics Administration would be appropriate, certainly. That’s what happened to North Korea when they were caught falsifying age documentation in the past.
photo – Grace Chiu
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