about to make it 6Kmarion wrote:
US has 10 gold medals; Phelps has 5 of them.
#6 for Phelps!
BlackKoala wrote:
Oh look, the 9 year old chinese are back!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/sport … ref=sloginThere’s really no doubt about it and no one’s much pretending that there is. If the photos don’t convince you, read the NYT or LAT or listen to NPR and you’ll find them all citing the fact that records available online show some of the girls to be no older than 14, two years younger than the cut-off for the competition. And frankly, even that seems a stretch. From the Times:
“One of the girls has a missing tooth,” [U.S. coordinator Martha] Karolyi said, suggesting that the gymnast was so young that she lost a baby tooth and had yet to have a permanent one emerge…
Half of the team — He Kexin, Yang Yilin, Jiang Yuyuan — would be under age, according to online sports registration lists in China. The international gymnastics federation, however, said those gymnasts were eligible and that the ages on their passports were correct…
Because China and the United States competed on the same events each rotation, it was easier to notice differences in their body types. The Chinese gymnasts lack curves, have an average height of 4 feet 9 inches and weigh an average of 77 pounds. Deng is the smallest, at 4-6 and 68 pounds. The women on the United States team, generally more muscular and shapely than the Chinese, are an average of 3 ½ inches taller and 30 pounds heavier.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-ell … 448.column
moarThey looked like kids playing dress-up, their eyes accentuated with pastel eyeshadow and glitter, their hair pulled back with colorful barrettes in the shape of ovals and stars. The blush on their cheeks was applied too generously, producing an effect that was garish instead of girlish.
Some of the complaints about cheating are bound to be sour grapes, but drink this in.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
that was only the semifinal
watPoseidon wrote:
#6 for Phelps!
you lied to mei g wrote:
that was only the semifinal
oops. my bad!Poseidon wrote:
you lied to mei g wrote:
that was only the semifinal
pothead!i g wrote:
oops. my bad!Poseidon wrote:
you lied to mei g wrote:
that was only the semifinal
wtf?
http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/B … 5318.shtml
http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/ath … index.html
This kid has got to be confused..lol. Those are official sites.
http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/B … 5318.shtml
http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/ath … index.html
This kid has got to be confused..lol. Those are official sites.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
I don't really care about the Chinese gymnast's ages. They performed really well and deserved the gold.
his age, or the balding?
also, Kmarion and ig...i might be coming down that way in the next couple months. Rockledge, to be specific, staying over in atl on the way back.....beers on me if you are interested.
also, Kmarion and ig...i might be coming down that way in the next couple months. Rockledge, to be specific, staying over in atl on the way back.....beers on me if you are interested.
watParker wrote:
pothead!i g wrote:
oops. my bad!Poseidon wrote:
you lied to me
i mean
no u
sweet manParker wrote:
his age, or the balding?
also, Kmarion and ig...i might be coming down that way in the next couple months. Rockledge, to be specific, staying over in atl on the way back.....beers on me if you are interested.
i knew that girl was too youngKmarion wrote:
wtf?
http://i38.tinypic.com/eqtvfc.jpg
http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/B … 5318.shtml
http://i36.tinypic.com/f9quy8.jpg
http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/ath … index.html
This kid has got to be confused..lol. Those are official sites.
Last edited by i g (2008-08-13 20:28:13)
Quite sick chinese are generally small types of beeings but just looking at them.. if i saw one of em not knowing how old they are "supposed" to be i would guess at 12, 13 at most. Interesting links ^^
So rules only apply to some countries? We've got some pissed off 14 year olds in the US .aimless wrote:
I don't really care about the Chinese gymnast's ages. They performed really well and deserved the gold.
Spoiler (highlight to read):
I don't really care neither. It is funny though
Xbone Stormsurgezz
What about the weight? She's either 15 or 16 and still only weights 68 lbs?Kmarion wrote:
wtf?
http://i38.tinypic.com/eqtvfc.jpg
http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/B … 5318.shtml
http://i36.tinypic.com/f9quy8.jpg
http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/ath … index.html
This kid has got to be confused..lol. Those are official sites.
Hey look, Stephanie Rice!
-drools-
-drools-
I'm not going into speculation about the pettiness of Chinese (der). I'm asking why the hell does she have different birthdates on two official sites?DesertFox- wrote:
What about the weight? She's either 15 or 16 and still only weights 68 lbs?Kmarion wrote:
wtf?
http://i38.tinypic.com/eqtvfc.jpg
http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/B … 5318.shtml
http://i36.tinypic.com/f9quy8.jpg
http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/ath … index.html
This kid has got to be confused..lol. Those are official sites.
According to their national ID card this one is underage too. The Chinese gave her a new passport for the Olympics.
Sourgrapes.. yada yada. It's just kinda stupid. Bitching about it after they win is also kinda stupid.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
Whoa, anyone see that Japanese guy that slipped on the rings?
Chinese?firebolt5 wrote:
Whoa, anyone see that Japanese guy that slipped on the rings?
Xbone Stormsurgezz
I thought he was Japanese.
I thought you were japanesefirebolt5 wrote:
I thought he was Japanese.
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Peter La Fleur: Okay, I'm not sure where you're going with this.
Woot our girls owned the sand again. Gotta love beach volleyball. EVERYONE WINS!
I know she is awesome, stinks that they didn't show the women recieving the medals in the 4x200 I wanted to look at here more, if USA is out of the swimming competition then I'm rooting(as in cheering(don't know how to spell the word)) for Rice.Poseidon wrote:
Hey look, Stephanie Rice!
-drools-
The irony of guns, is that they can save lives.
USA=304,516,000 InhabitantsWar Man wrote:
Stephanie Rice is 20, and she won 2 gold medals..Sup wrote:
I updated the medal count. I'm really proud today of our swimmer Sara, she won Silver and shes only 20 years old.
Slovenia=2,028,630 Its a great success for such a small country.
