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How Old Are Those Chinese Gymnasts?
From The Room: How Old Are Those Chinese Gymnasts?
August 23, 2008 - Numbers have been very important in the Olympic Games. The number 8 is the luckiest number in the Chinese lore, so it was considered fortuitous to start the Olympics at exactly eight minutes after eight on 8/08/08. 16, 11, and 14 have been important, too. Some of the...
Filed under: underage gymnasts, Chinese underage gymnasts, He Kexin, China gymnasts age, underage Chinese gymnasts, Chinese gymnast underage, Chinese gymnastics, Olympics, IOC, IOC investigation
DISGRASIAN
From The Room: Asians Better at Math, Especially When It Comes to Faking Gymnasts' Ages
August 22, 2008 - Well, it's official. An IOC investigation 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 a...
Filed under: underage gymnasts, Chinese underage gymnasts, He Kexin, China gymnasts age, underage Chinese gymnasts, Chinese gymnast underage, Chinese gymnastics, Olympics, IOC, IOC investigation
Jeffrey Jena
From The Room: The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: The Olympics, the Agony of the Seat
August 15, 2008 - I am trying very hard to put my backside in front of the television to root home our Olympic team, but in direct contrast to the old saw, my flesh is willing but my spirit is weak. I just can't get into the games, and after giving it some...
Filed under: Beijing Olympics, The Olympics, Olympics, Olympics 2008, China Olympics, Olympics Beijing, basebally Olympics, women's gymnastics Olympics, Olympic boxing, Olympics baseball, baseball Olympics, IOC, International Olympics Committee, badminton Olympics
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