Who chose to launch an investigation into the Chinese gymnasts' ages? Was it Bela Karoly?

Question

Give me a break! The Chinese girls didn't win gold medals just by standing around looking cute. They worked hard for those golds. So why should there be an investigation into the possibility that they might be underage? Because the AMERICANS didn't win the team gold? That's so ridiculous. I'm sick of this sense of entitlement that a lot of Americans have. The American team didn't win gold for one simple reason: Alicia Sacramone fell on two separate events.

And besides Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson eventually went on to win individual golds. So really, all this resentment towards the Chinese girls needs to be dropped.

Answer 1

Just  here to answer your base question, and not get into another debate over this overtalked about issue.

The IOC requested the FIG to investigate the ages of 3 of the Chinese gymnasts because of internet reports found by a hacker.  The investigation is ongoing, but as of yet, there has been no firm evidence of falsified documents.  The investigation continues still now, but should have been done in the beginning, not after the event was completed.  The FIG has said there is no limit to how long it can take to investigate this issue.

Answer 2

they flat out cheated theirs proof, they just feel bad for the chineese girls thats why they wont strip their medals. and if shawn and nastia didnt have a  gold each then id be way more mad then i am now.

they know if they strip the chineese girls medals their gonna go back home and have to live their old life, now that they won gold they live a real kids life.(its the complete truth)

Answer 3

it seems  like someone couldn't sleep last night!

Answer 4

This has nothing to do with the American team not winning. If China cheated, they cheated against all other nation's competitors, not just the Americans.

There is a rule, there is evidence showing that China has likely broken that rule. It should be properly investigated and if the rule was broken then appropriate action should be taken. It's quite simple really.

The "treatment" isn't towards the Chinese girls. It's towards the Chinese gymnastics institution and the government behind it. The girls aren't free from criticism, but being in China there is little they could do to have changed the situation. If they had tried to not compete or exposed the truth, they and their families would have paid the price.

Stop being so dramatic about it and start understanding the facts. There are many other things involving China, or America, to get upset about, not this.

Answer 5

Crying about American is not going to make your medal count any higher.

Answer 6

It was the IOC. Bela Karoly has no pull in this situation. This was brought up before the Olympics started, and the UK is also upset about it. So you can hardly blame it on the US losing one medal. The issue was brought up well before the games even started. The IOC just waited way to long to take action.

Answer 7

I agree with you in that the resentment  against the chinese girls needs to be dropped.

Answer 8

d**n, you want some cheese with your whine.

If you cheat to get gold, you didn't "win" gold, you cheated.  Maybe you foreigners like cheaters, US doesn't roll that way.

Answer 9

quit your whining and worry about why your lame country didn't win that many golds, don't worry about others.

whining just because you hate the US is immature and pathetic.

Grow up.  Even most foreigners would agree no way those little girls looked 16. Deal with it and move on.

Answer 10

Here we go again. The Chinese break the rules, the world notices, and then the world blames the U.S. for bringing up the issue. This is getting incredibly old, incredibly fast. So you're American and "not arrogant", which makes you an even bigger idiot because you are down on your country just so you can join the rest of the world saying, "yeah, America sucks! They get up in everybody's business and ruin everything. Every problem is caused by America! b!tchb!tchb!tch..." Get a grip. If America was accused of cheating like this, would another country be blamed for complaining about it? Especially if we cheated AND won gold doing it? Yeah, I didn't think so. So sit down and shut up.

Answer 11

who cares let the americans whinge, its more fun! we all know nothing will happen because the chinese government is way too powerful for any nation or any sporting body to mess with them! if chinese gymnasts get their medals stripped then china will probably switch the blood samples of the american gymnasts to a positive sample! china has many ways to play this game! 6 billion people could complain but nothing is going to happen!  i hope the chinese gymnasts are 10 because then it will prove america is helpless fighting the chinese government!