Originally posted by: Queasy
Bela Karolyi complains about the ages of the Chinese gymnasts. He's got a point. They certainly don't look like they are 16...
BEIJING (AP) - Bela Karolyi seethed as he watched the Chinese women compete Sunday.
Not because of how good they were in qualifications, finishing 1.475 points ahead of the American team that often trains at his Texas ranch. What bothered the most famous man in gymnastics was "China's arrogance" for using girls he wasn't even sure were teenagers yet.
"They are using half-people," Karolyi said. "One of the biggest frustrations is, what arrogance. These people think we are stupid.
"We are in the business of gymnastics and we know what a kid of 14 or 15 or 16 looks like. You don't have to be a gymnastics coach to know what they look like at 16."
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Queasy
Bela Karolyi complains about the ages of the Chinese gymnasts. He's got a point. They certainly don't look like they are 16...
BEIJING (AP) - Bela Karolyi seethed as he watched the Chinese women compete Sunday.
Not because of how good they were in qualifications, finishing 1.475 points ahead of the American team that often trains at his Texas ranch. What bothered the most famous man in gymnastics was "China's arrogance" for using girls he wasn't even sure were teenagers yet.
"They are using half-people," Karolyi said. "One of the biggest frustrations is, what arrogance. These people think we are stupid.
"We are in the business of gymnastics and we know what a kid of 14 or 15 or 16 looks like. You don't have to be a gymnastics coach to know what they look like at 16."
He's just angry that short, young, Chinese, athletes are beating American Athletes.
Originally posted by: Ballatician
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Queasy
Bela Karolyi complains about the ages of the Chinese gymnasts. He's got a point. They certainly don't look like they are 16...
BEIJING (AP) - Bela Karolyi seethed as he watched the Chinese women compete Sunday.
Not because of how good they were in qualifications, finishing 1.475 points ahead of the American team that often trains at his Texas ranch. What bothered the most famous man in gymnastics was "China's arrogance" for using girls he wasn't even sure were teenagers yet.
"They are using half-people," Karolyi said. "One of the biggest frustrations is, what arrogance. These people think we are stupid.
"We are in the business of gymnastics and we know what a kid of 14 or 15 or 16 looks like. You don't have to be a gymnastics coach to know what they look like at 16."
He's just angry that short, young, Chinese, athletes are beating American Athletes.
Doubtful since he is in favor of abolishing the rule and saying that China would win regardless of whether they used girls over or under the age limit.
Originally posted by: Ballatician
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Queasy
Bela Karolyi complains about the ages of the Chinese gymnasts. He's got a point. They certainly don't look like they are 16...
BEIJING (AP) - Bela Karolyi seethed as he watched the Chinese women compete Sunday.
Not because of how good they were in qualifications, finishing 1.475 points ahead of the American team that often trains at his Texas ranch. What bothered the most famous man in gymnastics was "China's arrogance" for using girls he wasn't even sure were teenagers yet.
"They are using half-people," Karolyi said. "One of the biggest frustrations is, what arrogance. These people think we are stupid.
"We are in the business of gymnastics and we know what a kid of 14 or 15 or 16 looks like. You don't have to be a gymnastics coach to know what they look like at 16."
He's just angry that short, young, Chinese, athletes are beating American Athletes.
Doubtful since he is in favor of abolishing the rule and saying that China would win regardless of whether they used girls over or under the age limit.
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Ballatician
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Queasy
Bela Karolyi complains about the ages of the Chinese gymnasts. He's got a point. They certainly don't look like they are 16...
BEIJING (AP) - Bela Karolyi seethed as he watched the Chinese women compete Sunday.
Not because of how good they were in qualifications, finishing 1.475 points ahead of the American team that often trains at his Texas ranch. What bothered the most famous man in gymnastics was "China's arrogance" for using girls he wasn't even sure were teenagers yet.
"They are using half-people," Karolyi said. "One of the biggest frustrations is, what arrogance. These people think we are stupid.
"We are in the business of gymnastics and we know what a kid of 14 or 15 or 16 looks like. You don't have to be a gymnastics coach to know what they look like at 16."
He's just angry that short, young, Chinese, athletes are beating American Athletes.
Doubtful since he is in favor of abolishing the rule and saying that China would win regardless of whether they used girls over or under the age limit.
Hmm, but they why is he complaining? Is it just because China is circumventing the rule?
Originally posted by: Gigantopithecus
Originally posted by: Ballatician
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Queasy
Bela Karolyi complains about the ages of the Chinese gymnasts. He's got a point. They certainly don't look like they are 16...
BEIJING (AP) - Bela Karolyi seethed as he watched the Chinese women compete Sunday.
Not because of how good they were in qualifications, finishing 1.475 points ahead of the American team that often trains at his Texas ranch. What bothered the most famous man in gymnastics was "China's arrogance" for using girls he wasn't even sure were teenagers yet.
"They are using half-people," Karolyi said. "One of the biggest frustrations is, what arrogance. These people think we are stupid.
"We are in the business of gymnastics and we know what a kid of 14 or 15 or 16 looks like. You don't have to be a gymnastics coach to know what they look like at 16."
He's just angry that short, young, Chinese, athletes are beating American Athletes.
Doubtful since he is in favor of abolishing the rule and saying that China would win regardless of whether they used girls over or under the age limit.
And I think given his background he'd know how totalitarian governments cheat in events like these. Obviously American athletes aren't above cheating either, but a fool whose ego causes them to risk shaming their country is one thing, and state-sanctioned rule breaking is another. If you think every girl on the Chinese gymnastics team is 16+ I have a bridge I'd like to sell you.
Haha, they're talking about it now during the Chinese team's quals. Yeah, sure they're 16... :roll:
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Ballatician
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Queasy
Bela Karolyi complains about the ages of the Chinese gymnasts. He's got a point. They certainly don't look like they are 16...
BEIJING (AP) - Bela Karolyi seethed as he watched the Chinese women compete Sunday.
Not because of how good they were in qualifications, finishing 1.475 points ahead of the American team that often trains at his Texas ranch. What bothered the most famous man in gymnastics was "China's arrogance" for using girls he wasn't even sure were teenagers yet.
"They are using half-people," Karolyi said. "One of the biggest frustrations is, what arrogance. These people think we are stupid.
"We are in the business of gymnastics and we know what a kid of 14 or 15 or 16 looks like. You don't have to be a gymnastics coach to know what they look like at 16."
He's just angry that short, young, Chinese, athletes are beating American Athletes.
Doubtful since he is in favor of abolishing the rule and saying that China would win regardless of whether they used girls over or under the age limit.
Hmm, but they why is he complaining? Is it just because China is circumventing the rule?
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Queasy
Deng LinLin - No way in hell she's 16.
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Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Queasy
Deng LinLin - No way in hell she's 16.
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at most 12. but i agree no way in hell is she 16
Originally posted by: waggy
Originally posted by: tenshodo13
Originally posted by: Queasy
Deng LinLin - No way in hell she's 16.
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at most 12. but i agree no way in hell is she 16
Originally posted by: CottonRabbit
Does anyone know why there's an age rule? It seem kind of weird when there's a 14 year old boy diving for the UK.
Originally posted by: Jawo
Just reading on the Times of London that the giant footprints were cgi....http://www.telegraph.co.uk/spo...-footprints-faked.html
The fireworks were there for real, outside the stadium. But those responsible for filming the extravaganza decided in advance it would be impossible to capture all 29 footprints from the air.
Originally posted by: spidey07
The last two US women on the beam got robbed on their scores - 9.0 execution??? The last one was flawless. Plus they're hotter than hell, so give them a few tenths for that.