How many "womens" gymnastics medals would china have if their olympians were actually 16...?

Question

I mean come on... some of the chinese girls who are definitely not women are in no way possibly 16 years old... shawn johnson looks younger than 16 but she is but the chinese girls are like barely 4'8 and look like they just came out of middle school... there are 16 year old chinese girls in my school and they look like they are 16 but in no way are those girls 16...

Do not call me racist towards asians because i said shawn johnson looks like shes not 16

Answer 1

They might have still won the team gold, because the US choked.

I think the more pertinent question is "how many medals would China have won if their communist government did not threaten the judges?" I feel especially sorry for the girl who came 4th in the allround. She should have won a bronze instead of that Chinese girl, who CLEARLY was getting inflated scores.

Answer 2

I have friends in their twenties that look younger than those girls.  I'm 26 and often get mistaken for being in my late teens.  I looked about 12-13 when I was sixteen.  I had a friend who was a gymnast (although not olympic level) who was 4'6 at sixteen (and her mother was even shorter).  Making statements about how they look and how tall they are weakens the argument.  A much stronger evidence is the records of past performances where they have claimed to be younger ages.  

Answer 3

so how come when shawn johnson doesnt look like shes 16, she still is but when the chineese dont look 16 they're not. You just proved that the chineese arent cheating. You just said "Shawn Johnson doesnt look 16 but she is"    . So just because the chineese dont look 16 ,they still are.  Stop making excuses. They're better than you

Answer 4

But you are a racist. Asian girls look smaller and younger in general. Fair to say having s*x in early age will make one look more mature than ones who not. Considering most of Chinese females wouldn't have s*x until 21 years old, it could also contribute to why they look so innocent too. Plus what is the deal of over 16. There are gymnast competing on the same floor whom commentators say 6 months away from 16th birthday. Is this some special rule that women gymnastics team from the host nation has to be over 16 while others don't?

Answer 5

but buddy.. you are being racist! Asians always look way younger than americans or europeans because they are not fat like the americans. Tell them to eat more hamburgers. Then, they won't be accused of cheating.  

Answer 6

Apparently all of them...I mean h**l, Chen Fe falls on her *** and gets a broze while one of the only two vaulters to stand up the landing gets shafted. Then Nastia gets screwed out fo the gold on bars...this Olympics is gonna go down as the laughing stock f Olympic gymnastics.