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Stealing the spotlight from the Chinese, Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson finished first and second, respectively.
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Well, it's official. An IOC investigasian of the Chinese women's gymnastics team members' ages is underway. Five out of the six team members--He Kexin, Yang Yilin, Jiang Yuyuan, Deng Linlin and Li Shanshan--are suspected of being underage, which leaves only Cheng Fei (below, far left), 20, confirmed as an old bag. In response to the media outcry about the gymnasts' ages that started before the Games' commencement and has not let up since, Huang Yibin, head coach of the women's and men's teams... Read Full Story
Bridget Sloan Bridget Sloan (born June 23, 1992) is an American gymnast. She is a member of the United States’ 2008 Olympic women’s gymnastics team. Also a USA International Team Member : Bridget Sloan of Sharp’s Gymnastics Academy. Bridget had her break out year in 2005, where she qualified to her first USAG National. Bridget Sloan 2008 Nationals Night 1 Playlist: Olympic Video - Beijing 2008 Category: Sport Videos THANKS TO BIRDDOG FOR THE FOOTAGE! Bridget Sloan, AMAZING... Read Full Story
LONDON (Reuters) - Unheralded Rebecca Bross, Ana Porgras and Lauren Mitchell looked every inch like seasoned campaigners as they kept their poise to top qualifying at the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday. The competition had been expected to be a three-way battle between China's Yang Yilin, European champion Ksenia Semenova of Russia and American Bridget Sloan but while they suffered some spectacular falls, a trio of unfamiliar names floated through their routines on the four... Read Full Story
The Associated Press located a report on the morning of August 14, 2008 that indicated in November 2007 Chinese gymnast He Kexin was 13 years of age. Later that same afternoon that same Xinhua Chinese news agency report was no longer accessible.
We’ve already uncovered and preserved Chinese press articles ourselves that indicate He Kexin’s age is indeed 14.
The International Olympic Committee is (finally) launching an investigation into Chinese gold-medal-winning gymnast He Kexin’s age... Read Full Story
Questions over the age of China's female gymnasts still loom as the women won the gold medal, on day five of Olympic competition. The Chinese team won its first ever gold medal, while the U.S. took silver. The scores remained close until the final rotation, but the U.S. walked away looking sad and defeated. In the end, it was a solid Chinese team that took first, while the American women made a number of mistakes including two falls by team leader Alicia Sacramone. Still, there is... Read Full Story
We’ve been eluding to the fact that we had uncovered more data regarding the ages of the gymnasts that represented China at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Deciding what to include here has continued to evolve over the last many hours. This story has legs and now has world wide attention. Many websites are covering it and are posting their finds. All too often, once their finds are posted to the internet, they are either modified or entirely removed from the internet. Fortunately many of us... Read Full Story
Written by Adrian Twist - Bela Karolyi, the legendary Romanian gymnastics coach of Nadia Comenici, Mary Lou Retton and many champions to follow, has come out blasting the Chinese for putting Read Full Story
Young Chinese gymnasts train at Xiannongtan Sports School on August 21, 2008 in Beijing, China. The school, established in 1956 under the state sports system, has been one of the cradles for China's champion athletes. It has more than 300 athletes and 60 instructors. China's state sports system is a major reason behind the country's current Olympic Games success as it continues to produce top quality athletes. Every Chinese gold medalist at the Beijing Olympics is a product of the system... Read Full Story
