How can people just say they're cheating because of how the look? Have these people seen Ksenia Semenova? Oksana Omelianchik? Olga Korbut?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7K9As5lIn0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIf8Cu1Hesk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcYZ3TTrOII
I could go on forever.
Besides, when was the last time a Chinese gymnast looked her age?
I think this age accusation is because the girls are such good gymnasts.
How did this accusation go to Jiang Yuyuan? I can understand He Kexin and Deng Linlin, but Jiang? It seems more like they're trying to get rid of these girls because they're too GOOD, not because they're too YOUNG.
And you can't just say that being younger is an advantage. Being older makes you stronger and more experienced and while being younger can make you more flexible, that's not such a big advantage. Look at Shawn Johnson HORRENDOUS split leaps, yet she still medaled on all-around, floor, and beam. Not to mention she also looks younger then she is.
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