Comments on: The Chinese Women’s Gymnastics Team: Still Underage!

By: Jess

Jess — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:26:33 +0000

Their bitches

By: YOu guys listen

YOu guys listen — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:29:42 +0000

You guys know nothing about the effort the chinese gymnastist has paid! YOu KNow Nothing about the trainning system in China, There are so many people in china and They can just choose another one if the young girl do not want to practise it.The girl choose to become an gymnastist not because they has been forced by chinese government, well , unlike america, which can only found the froggy LIUkin as their represntitve,china do not have the force the gymnastists. as a gymnastists in china, you have to face a lot of completition with others so as to gain a place in the nation team.If they show unwillingness , they will be send home immediately, there are many girls would like to be a gymnastist . If you don’t show passion to gymnast, why give you the chance?
I think you guys should pity the froggy Liukin as she must be the one who has been forced so much by her nasty father(the one who show no respect to the judges and ruin the holy sportmanships and destroy the olympic spirit) YOu can see how hard he try to beg the judges for getting a gold medal for his daughter, using all the methods(scolding the judges, insulting other athlets, using his fame in the gymnastic field)

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:17:49 +0000

Haahaa even if these girls are fourteen just prooves how shitty Americas gymnasts are.
I meen would’nt that be a good story to tell grand children about .. going to the olympics at fourteen competing in gymnastics and getting gold hmm shame America can’t say it

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:30:57 +0000

You got beat by girls who are underage… sucks to be america.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:17:33 +0000

LOL DOES IT MATTER? Even those there is no REAL 100% PROOF. Lets just say they did cheat. Who cares? They are winning the other games fair and square, what they need to proof is they are nonstoppable.. even the games were its IMPOSSIBLE TO CHEAT they are still grabbing gold. For example, shooting, wrestling, badminton, v-ball, fencing, weight lifting, archery, Judo, and the list goes on .. they still got gold in those =P

By: ribbet

ribbet — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:09:39 +0000

hi joan,
totally agree with you about these children not having an option to do anything but what their government commands. i feel so sorry for them. i truly pity any child that does not have an option to stand up and make a decision for him/ herself. sorry if that didn’t come through.
i’ll always defend the babies. :-)

By: joan

joan — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:36:31 +0000

ribbet, i’m sure it was cap’n crunch or some such, because she didn’t jump on to defend herself and say it was total raisin bran or whatever! and whoever said something about the chinese girls being unattractive- duh, the cute chinese underage girls are in whorehouses, the less cute ones are working in factories, then the uglies get trained as athletes.
i think the cheating sucks too, but i have only pity for these poor girls, who have been training non-stop since they were 3 yrs old, allowed to see their families once a year, and i’m sure didn’t come up with the idea to falsify their passports. they are the victims in this. it’s not like they can be proud of medals won under false pretenses. plus i don’t think they have the right to refuse to do what the government wants, over there. not like we have that right here either, but we at least have the illusion of it.

By: babyface

babyface — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:41:17 +0000

can i just say that some chinese just look really young for their age? It’s like how when my family sits round watching the miss universe pagent, we are amazed at how old some of the caucasian contestants look. “Like really? she’s just 17??? she looks 28!”

i’m pushing 29 this year and immigration officers in western countries think i’m 21 and do a double take on my passport.

I’m just saying.

By: Emmy

Emmy — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:58:47 +0000

Well steroids and age differences are separate things. Steroids enhance the athletes’ abilities. These girls–underage or not–won through their own talent and hard work. The fact that they’re younger does not change the fact that the US’ gymnasts were not as good as a team.

I’m not condoning what China did because it’s still against the rules but I just think that there’s a big difference between underage athletes and ones that are taking drugs. And what I want to know is why the hell is there an age limit anyways (which btw is exactly Bela Karolyi has been arguing against).

Btw…what the fuck do you people think you’re doing (not you Beet), ragging on China about the “pretty” image thing? Let’s take a look at our own country and tell me that we don’t let the pretty people get away with EVERYTHING. We are just as superficial and shallow so I wouldn’t be pointing any fingers.

By: sexytrini

sexytrini — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:22:33 +0000

@ ribbet: I aim to please, lol
@ Anon: I was rooting for them as well, partly because of the pressure on them and what their victory will mean for them and their families.

By: ribbet

ribbet — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:55:18 +0000

oh and when marion admitted to being a doper, she most definitely should have had her medals stripped and she should be banned from the sport – as anyone who cheats should be. prior cheating by other nations is shameful and does not justify the current cheating of some nations/ athletes.

sports should be clean from dope and any form of cheating which includes a government forging passports. if the ioc is going to strip a serbian wrestler of his bronze medal for having a temper tantrum and others for drugs, they should consistently enforce their policies to all nations. if the chinese government doesn’t have a code of ethics, than one should be imposed upon them so that all nations are playing on a level field.

oh and yes, americans are brash. we have questionable foreign policy judgment and are frequently boastful. but the olympics are an event where, damn it, everyone should be proud of their country and should cheer loudly for their athletes accomplishments. so get off our backs for standing up and shouting “GO USA!” we don’t have much else these days of which to be proud. Feel free to cheer just as loudly for your country.

By: ribbet

ribbet — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:42:12 +0000

i think we all come here for different reasons and beet can only be herself. so, if we don’t find what we need, we can leave. but we should continue to be kind to one another while we are here.

i think that is what really makes this blog and its posters so much better than others. when beet shares her personal life others feel free to share theirs and i’ve actually been given a lot to think about in some of the posts. so, mimi i too really want to know what cereal beet scarfed. ;-)

@sexytrini: that was truly one of the funniest things i’ve read in awhile. thanks!