Underage Chinese Gymnasts

Capitalized Communism in US Sports From Women's Gymnastics to IMG Academies

Hilary Levey Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hilary Levey Friedman

As American youth sports become increasingly competitive, centralized training systems modeled on the success of communist sport, but driven by American capitalism, seem destined to develop further.

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China's Gold Medal Gymnasts Determined To Be Of Age

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 05.25.2011

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Though the case is closed on China's Olympic gold medalists, the age controversy in gymnastics is far from over. Documents confirm all six members of...

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Female Gymnastics Is Always About Child Abuse

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Francis

The 16-year age rule is irrelevant. All females who eventually become world-class gymnasts have been exploited while they are children -- because, for them, developing Gold Medal skills is a race against puberty.

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China Acknowledges Gymnastics Team Age Confusion, Blames Bad Paperwork

ESPN | Posted 05.25.2011

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China today acknowledged the confusion about the ages of its Olympic gymnasts. China's deputy sports minister blamed paperwork problems. ESPN has th...

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IOC To Launch Investigation Into Ages Of Chinese Gymnasts

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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The International Olympic Committee will investigate whether the Chinese women's gymnastics team that won the gold medal had underage athletes, saying...

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He Kexin, Gymnast At Center of Age Scandal, Wins Gold In Uneven Bars

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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China's He Kexin has won a tiebreaker over all-around champion Nastia Liukin of the United States for the uneven bars gold medal Monday at the Beijing...

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Reality Should Be Reported, Not Disregarded

Meghan Peters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Meghan Peters

Media here in China are running stories about Chinese gymnasts defending their ages of "16," though the rest of the world knows about the 11-year-old.

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Scandal of the Ages: Documents Reveal Underage Chinese Gymnast

David Flumenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Flumenbaum

Not only was He Kexin, the Chinese gymnast in question, born in 1994 and ineligible to compete in the Olympics, but Chinese officials, over the last few weeks, have tried to cover it all up.

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