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FallonFacta
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| jennywales wrote: | Yes, Comaneci and indeed Korbut were both iconic gymnasts of their age. But when eastern Europe and the old Soviet Union broke up, the stories of abuse of young children in the name of sport were horrifying. No doubt some of them were exaggerated by a hostile western media, but there is no doubt that drug and other abuse was rife in East Germany, for example, during the '60s, '70s and early '80s.
It may well be that we in the west will have as much to answer for in the final reckoning, but I do remember press stories of the dreadful abuse young Chinese girls suffered so as to be turned into gymnasts - and this was at least 10 years ago.
At least female gymnasts now appear to be more mature both physically and mentally - it was those tiny little girls and what the training must have been doing to their developing bodies that worried me. |
This doesn't look good. Fourteen 
The International Olympic Committee has instigated an investigation into the ages of several Chinese gold-medal-winning gymnasts.
China is being asked to hand over extra documents to confirm that five gymnasts were old enough to compete.
The BBC has seen one document on the internet that suggests gold medal winner He Kexin is only 14 years old, not 16 as the rules require.
Chinese officials have strenuously denied the allegations.
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kickingkyle
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| lochsong wrote: | Had a quick scan through this thread and apologies if anyone has mentioined this but for me it has to be from a scoring point of view and involves the diminuitive Nadia Comaneci in 1976.
Perfect (or so the judges reckon)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5gR0g8lHIs |
That is ridiculous! It almost seems as if its in fast forward!
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kickingkyle
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Wasnt one of the russian girls 15 in the gymnastics? Im pretty sure they said she was.
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FallonFacta
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| kickingkyle wrote: | | lochsong wrote: | Had a quick scan through this thread and apologies if anyone has mentioined this but for me it has to be from a scoring point of view and involves the diminuitive Nadia Comaneci in 1976.
Perfect (or so the judges reckon)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5gR0g8lHIs |
That is ridiculous! It almost seems as if its in fast forward! |
 It is amazing and I loved watching them then.... but compare what they are landing on there (and what they would fall on) to what they'd land on today! Thankfully now they get a Silentnight Mattress in comparison to then 
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