Isn’t that that true? I mean really, should we be that surprised that the IOC is investigating whether or not Chinese gymnasts were underage in the 2000 Olympics? (Maybe about as surprised as we all are that Clay Aiken is gay … yep, totally didn’t see that one coming.)
According to Yahoo! Sports, international gymnastics officials are examining whether Yang Yun and Dong Fangxiao, in particular, were old enough to compete at the Sydney Olympics. Gymnasts must turn 16 during the Olympic year.

This sounds painstakingly familiar …
Only a month after the Beijing Games ended, the investigation into the eligibility of the …read more

This week’s installment of For Argument’s Sake centers on gymnastics. I’ll be honest. I don’t pay any attention to gymnastics at any other time during the year … well, during the last four years actually. But for some reason, maybe because it’s the 2008 Olympics, I find myself wanting to watch. I find myself staying up late to watch. And I find myself enamored with the likes of Nastia Liukin, Shawn Johnson and Jonathan Horton (who won a silver medal on the high bar the other night by the way!).
There’s been a few “scandals” throughout the gymnastic competition, mostly …read more